[BNS_members] Reminder: Webinar on Right Whales Tonight

[Caroline Beddoe]

Good morning,

_A reminder of nature webinar tonight at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Details 
below..._

There are just over 300 North Atlantic right whales left right now, and 
these special and incredibly rare migratory creatures live in our 
eastern waters, including the Bay of Fundy, in the summer and fall 
especially. What research is happening on these endangered whales? Is 
there any hope?

An exciting opportunity to learn about these whales and their recovery 
tonight - Wednesday June 28th at 7:00 pm online on Zoom.
Come learn also about the status of other marine mammals in the Bay of 
Fundy.

Join us for the webinar, "North Atlantic right whales and other marine 
mammals in the Bay of Fundy" with researcher Gina Lonati.

Register for the online talk here: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApduqqqD4rG917Vl-4rEiTFQjEw07Tx2cr

About the talk:
With only 340 individuals remaining, North Atlantic right whales are 
critically endangered and need our help. Historically considered the 
"right" whale to hunt, North Atlantic right whales are still facing 
persistent threats from human activities, including entanglement in 
fishing gear and collisions with vessels. Through a combination of 
research, outreach, innovation, and interdisciplinary management, there 
is still hope for the species. Gina will outline the research and 
management efforts that involve multiple stakeholders, including 
academia, government, industry, and the public. In addition, she will 
present about some of the other charismatic marine mammal species that 
can be found out your back door in the Bay of Fundy.

Gina Lonati is a 4th -year PhD student at the University of New 
Brunswick Saint John in the lab of Dr. Kimberley Davies. The goal of her 
thesis research is to better understand the health of North Atlantic 
right whales in response to prey dynamics and human impacts, using a 
combination of aerial drone sensors and oceanographic sampling.

-- 
Caroline Beddoe
  She/her
  613-619-1098
  Program Coordinator
  Blomidon Naturalists Society
  Wolfville, Nova Scotia

_ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the 
traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We 
acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about 
their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of 
reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable 
relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other 
organisms, with the land and with the water._
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