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Wilma the Friendly Baby Beluga - Story - Sonar

It was like a fairy tale: the story of a beluga whale who befriended the humans of a small, rural seaside community in Nova Scotia.

The beluga was young, not even three years old when first spotted by people. Probably she had recently lost her mother. A rumor circulated that a dead adultbeluga with a bullet hole had washed ashore before the younger appeared. This “baby” belugaseemed eager for the companionship of others… even if they were only humans...

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Orca / Human Culture Evolving -- Stories -- Sonar

Author Wade Doak offers a fascinating perspective on how human & orca culture seems to be evolving in New Zealand, recounting his own striking interactions.

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Cetacean Stakeholders in Marine Protected Areas- Sonar

Sonar advocates for the formal recognition of cetaceans stakeholders within participatory approaches to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

Its time for the interests of dolphins and whales to be taken seriously. 

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Will New Screens at SeaWorld Mark Orcas Even Sadder?

New screens at SeaWorld attempt to look more "natural", but could spell mental torture for orcas. Captives may recognize the natural scenes and become sad.

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Look familiar? 

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Do Belugas Say Hello? - Sonar

Musician David Rothenberg played music to belugas, and was surprised by what he heard back from them, potentially finding clues into beluga communication.

A beautiful and intriguing story. 

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SeaWorld Sponsors Oceans Day To Control the Narrative of “Conservation” - Sonar

Oceans Day is being co-opted by corporations who want us to value the oceans only for what they can provide to us human beings.

World Oceans Day‬ should be about respecting what, and who, the oceans truly are, instead of celebrating what they can do for us.

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“Change is psychological, even though it may be manifested through legal instruments."

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The biggest gulp. 

http://wearesonar.org/solitary-sociable-dolphins-research/

Photo by Jérémie Bergerioux

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Scott Portelli: "He Gave Me A Hug With Both Pectoral Fins Wrapped Around Me" - Sonar

Scott Portelli is an award-winning photographer who travels the world and snaps unbelievable photos with other-than-human animals....

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Tema Milstein: Overcoming the Human/Nature Binary -Watch

Revealing, exploring and challenging our culturally-ascribed perceptual and relational boundaries with other animals and the more-than-human world.

Have you ever had an encounter with an other animal that left you speechless? 

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Let’s Stop Making Earth Day About Us: Whales Can Show Us How - Sonar

This Earth Day, we should begin listening to what the whales tell us and challenge the anthropocentrism inherent in western culture.

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Deep, Ancient Ocean Peace - Why Whales Don't Attack

Is much of our human rage due to our being born on terrestrial land, rather than the great amnion of the oceans?

"Does the anger that terrestrials show to each other and to the rest of life have its origins in the loss of our marine oneness - a regret for the mistake made by our ancestors who chose to be born out of the sea?"

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For Whales And Humans, Grief Is The Price Of Love - Video - Sonar

This striking video comes from Rodrigo Friscione, who was diving near the Revillagigedo Archipelago, a group of islands in Manzanillo, Mexico, when he came upon a tragic scene: Click here to watch more of the remarkable encounter. Rodrigo has this to say about the video: “The whale on the left is an adult female. The one on the …

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Who Is Civilized? Part two of "How Forests Think" - Sonar

This is the second part of Sharon’s article, How Forests Think Reveals The Need For Nonhuman Personhood, a compelling review of the ideas within the book How Forests Think by Eduardo Kohn. Mediating Eating and Death For the Runa people, all animals are conscious selves and have souls just as humans do. Kohn says this is “because animals …

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Had a great time filming for a new campaign this weekend. Special thanks to the folks at The Understory (theunderstory.co)! Campaign details coming soon...

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How Forests Think Reveals The Need For Nonhuman Personhood - Sonar

Sharon Ryals Tamm gives us a compelling review of the ideas within the book How Forests Think, by Eduardo Kohn. This is the first of a two-part series.

How other kinds of beings see us matters.