CetaScience Foundation

CetaScience Foundation is dedicated to study whales, dolphins and porpoises (order of Cetacea) in all possible ways. Driven by a genuine curiosity the founders’ interest to increase the knowledge on these species might help to slow down or stop the extreme rates of extinction of many species of cetaceans that are endangered. For example, the critical endangered vaquita (Phocoena sinus) has less than 30 individuals left and research on how this population might be rescued from extinction is desperately needed (please sign the petition). But there are many other examples such as the Southern population of resident killer whales around Vancouver Island that are facing difficulties to survive.
In the header a memorial to Polaris (J28) and her calf Dipper (J54), who passed away last october 2016. This summer I took this picture when they swam along Lime Kiln Point State Park (San Juan Island, USA) on the closing night of ‘Superpod 5’.

Sonora (A42)

The CetaScience-logo is inspired by a Northern Resident Killer Whale from the Pacific Northwest, Sonora A42,  A8 matriline, A5 pod, which  I adopted when I was eight years old and have been fortunate to see in real life in 2009 and 2016. For me she is a symbol for hope. Killer whales are experiencing hard conditions and population numbers are decreasing due to capturing in the last decades and the increasing pollution in their habitats. But Sonora is doing great! After being pregnant last summer she was sighted over the Eastern weekend at Prince Ruppert with a calf!  Now being head of the A8 matriline as mom of Surf (A66), Current (A79), Cameleon (A88), Albion (A103), and the new calf. A better example of hope and fertility I cannot think of and I am proud to have her as symbol of hope in my logo!