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Orca Nerds main purpose is to share information on current events in the killer whale world. Whether you are close to the ocean to see these creatures or thousands of miles inland, you can get your orca fix here!

Kalyn Miller


    • Jul 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    E15 Morgan the Orca Controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 7:56


    Episode Notes Orca Nerd Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNerdPodcast Loro Parques' Website (Morgans' Story)-https://www.loroparque.com/morgan/index_en.html Free Morgan Foundation-https://www.freemorgan.org/ CITES and Marine Mammal Protection Act paper-https://www.freemorgan.org/spiegl-visser-2015-white-paper-whale-laundering/ Dr. Ingrid Visser TED TALK-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9wgDalC3s&t=676s With love -Orca Nerd Support Orca Nerd by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E14 Meet the Orca:Kasatka

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 5:48


    Episode Notes Don't forget to like Orca Nerd Podcast Facebook! - https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNerdPodcast Check out last months episode for Katina- https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co/episode/21f43669/meet-the-orca-katina John Hargrove explaining Kasatka and Takaras' separation- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX69lP38pmQ Ken Peters' Incident- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhVbH2NEeLM&t=346s Treating Kasatkas' Bacterial Respiratory Infection- Scroll to the bottom of this article for the "Facebook Live" video-https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2017/06/27/seaworld-stock-sinks-amid-federal-probes-care-of-key-orca-kasatka-debated/ Euthanizing Kasatka- https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2017/08/15/seaworld-euthanizes-killer-whale-kasatka-matriarch-had-lung-disease/ Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E13 Meet the Orca:Katina

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 4:22


    I missed making episodes! Glad to be back! Check out Orca Nerd Facebook!-https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNerdPodcast Blackfish clip of Katina and Kalina-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SszgIZOPfqo Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E12 Orca Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 5:09


    Here are the links to all of the books that are mentioned in this episode! Death at SeaWorld-https://www.amazon.com/Death-SeaWorld-Killer-Whales-Captivity/dp/1250031257 Beneath the Surface-https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Surface-Killer-SeaWorld-Blackfish/dp/1250081408/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19CAROS6EPLA8&dchild=1&keywords=beneath+the+surface+john+hargrove&qid=1604752291&s=books&sprefix=beneath+the+surface%2Cstripbooks%2C183&sr=1-1 Killer Whales: A Natural History and Genealogy of Orcinus Orca-https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Whales-Genealogy-Columbia-Washington/dp/0295979585/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Killer+whales+a+natural+history&qid=1604752418&s=books&sr=1-1 Freeing Keiko-https://www.amazon.com/Freeing-Keiko-Journey-Killer-Whale/dp/1592401473/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Freeing+Keiko&s=books&sr=1-1 Killing Keiko-https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keiko-Story-Willys-Return/dp/0996077014/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=killing+keiko&s=books&sr=1-1 Keiko Speaks-https://www.amazon.com/Keiko-Speaks-Keikos-Communications-Bonnie/dp/0976338807/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Keiko+the+orca&s=books&sr=1-2 Keiko's Story: A Killer Whale Goes Home-https://www.amazon.com/KeikoS-Story-Linda-Moore-Kurth/dp/0761315004/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Keiko%27s+Story&s=books&sr=1-6 Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/orca-nerd/7ef1c70e-fb96-4dd9-acd0-8b5806c2970d This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E11 From Another Orca Nerd Ft. Hannah Ahmed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 11:12


    What an amazing experience another orca nerd has encountered! Thank you so much to Hannah for sharing with us! I can't wait to see your dreams come true! With Love, Orca Nerd Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/orca-nerd/81e09cc1-7197-4e0d-8b7b-45cfb9837a97 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E10 Type-D Orca ft. Josh McInnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 16:31


    Check out Transient Killer Whale Research Project-https://www.facebook.com/The-Transient-Killer-Whale-Research-Project-259019844119284 TKWRP Go fund me-https://www.gofundme.com/f/transient-killer-whale-research-project-fundraiser?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR1GP2JqUG5DBOm7Wqa84pMae_39dEeEnFxrJRmyAToMX5ncOGAGEG_81Gk Check out Juan de Fuca Marine Research-https://www.facebook.com/Juan-de-Fuca-Marine-Research-101601628383494/ Check out articles about Joshs'encounters!-https://www.abbynews.com/news/victoria-researcher-finds-holy-grail-of-killer-whales/ https://globalnews.ca/news/6358990/bc-scientists-spot-type-d-orca/ Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/orca-nerd/38234793-7f59-4013-be55-61d55ee5f812 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E9 Meet the Orca: Springer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 7:53


    Check out Orca Nerd Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNerdPodcast Springer Documentary-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebOYzPhA-0Y Orphan Orca, Saving Springer Documentary-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7CQ5KuY400 Springers' First Calf News-https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/springer-the-killer-whale-s-first-calf-named-spirit-1.2740201 Springers' Second Calf-https://bc.ctvnews.ca/voters-choose-to-name-orca-calf-a116-storm-1.4344609 Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/orca-nerd/a18150c1-d659-4b5c-ac70-916d2c9635b6 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E8 My experiences-captivity vs wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 15:56


    Feedback Link here-https://pinecast.com/feedback/orca-nerd Orca Nerd Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNerdPodcast J-35 calf update-https://www.whaleresearch.com/j57 My YouTube video-https://youtu.be/PgL-4XHfHgE Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/orca-nerd/1063dfc1-f122-41e2-a86e-d9ba22716366 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E7 The Whale Sanctuary Project Ft. Dr.Lori Marino

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 26:54


    Such an amazing chat with Dr. Lori Marino about her career as a neuroscientist, making a ground breaking discover for the marine mammal world, and The Whale Sanctuary Project. The Whale Sanctuary Project website-https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/ Whale Sanctuary Project Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/whalesanctuaryproject Check out Dr. Marino's TedTalk-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziT1sseS2Xo&t=331s Any donations made through the tip jar link below, I will donate straight to the Whale Sanctuary Project! Check out Orca Nerd Podcast Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNerdPodcast Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E6 Update Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 7:40


    Check out Orca Nerd Podcast Facebook page!-https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNerdPodcast Seaworld Settlement-https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-25/judge-seaworld-pay-investors-blackfish-settlement SeaWorld Second Quarter Findings-https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-08-10/seaworld-revenue-attendance-plunge-96-percent-amid-coronavirus-park-closures Katina-https://www.instagram.com/p/CBoAUicBHTP/ https://www.facebook.com/ProjectOrcaWorldWide/photos/a.101996897939533/184812776324611/ https://www.facebook.com/ProjectOrcaWorldWide/photos/pcb.184034003069155/184033856402503/ Kasatka's skin/lung issue article-https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/seaworld-kasatka-chin-lesions Change.org Petition for Lolita-https://www.change.org/p/support-lolita-s-retirement?recruiter=323341698&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&use_react=false Tahlequah J-35-(2018 article) https://www.whaleresearch.com/j35 (2020)Pregnant again!-https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tahlequah-the-orca-who-carried-her-dead-calf-for-17-days-is-pregnant-again/?fbclid=IwAR2Q-PCwV1TbogOgTTuycQAtLXo4AZqol39XJxM-lbuese6rNFGkDqzBtRU Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E5 Orca Captivity- Ft. Dr. Naomi Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 59:07


    Orca Captivity Featuring Dr. Naomi Rose! Naomi A. Rose,Ph.D. Marine Mammal Scientist Animal Welfare Institute Naomi Rose is the marine mammal scientist for the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, DC. She campaigns against cetacean live capture, trade, and captivity and has been a member of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Scientific Committee since 2000, where she participates in the subcommittees on environmental concerns, small cetaceans, and whale watching. She has authored or co-authored over 45 scientific papers and articles for animal protection publications, as well as chapters in several books. She has participated in various conferences, workshops, meetings, and task forces at the international, national and state level. She has testified before the U.S. Congress four times, at the Canadian Parliament, and at several state legislative and regulatory hearings. Her work was featured in the 2012 non-fiction book Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity, by David Kirby, and she gave a TedX Talk in Bend, Oregon in April 2015 on captive orca welfare. She received a Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1992, where her dissertation examined the social dynamics of free-ranging orcas. She has worked in the marine mammal advocacy field for over 25 years Animal Welfare Institution-http://www.awionline.org/ Dolphin Point of View Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/frdolphinPOV Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E4 Meet the Orca: Lolita and Hugo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 8:05


    Orca Nerd Podcast Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNerdPodcast Lolita/Hugos'Pool Dimentions https://www.theodysseyonline.com/lolita-forgotten-whale https://www.pinterest.com/pin/483433341225098036/ https://theorcaproject.wordpress.com/killer-whale-orca-marine-parks/miami-seaquarium/ Hugos' Necropsy Results-https://www.scribd.com/doc/85184008/Necropsy-Killer-Whale-Hugo Change.org Petition https://www.change.org/p/miami-seaquarium-lolita?recruiter=323341698&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition Peta Article https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/lone-orcas-plight-prompts-call-for-criminal-charges/?fbclid=IwAR3oBWqdSLs6zeg5axKK7KbQuj1kMm_Tekm6CSn7IwQ0-lSazi3vzxHwWKw Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E3 Orca Captivity-The First Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 7:19


    Episode #4-The First Four Moby Dolls' Skin issues https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/how-killer-whales-went-from-beasts-to-beloved-1.3798257 Anette Eckis attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJIDC_0GwHg Orca Nerd Podcast can now be listened to on Google Podcasts, Itunes, and Spotify! Check out Orca Nerd Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNerdPodcast Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    E2 Meet the Orca:Keiko

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 12:19


    The story of the star of Free Willy and my favorite orca!

    E1 Transient Killer Whales ft. Josh McInnes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 24:59


    Our first guest is Lead Researcher of Transient Killer Whale Research Project Josh McInnes. Be sure to check out the links down below! Transient Killer Whale Research Project https://www.facebook.com/The-Transient-Killer-Whale-Research-Project-259019844119284/ Marine Life Studies http://www.marinelifestudies.org/ Support Orca Nerd by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/orca-nerd Find out more at https://orca-nerd.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    Orca Nerd Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 3:16


    Welcome to the Orca Nerd Podcast! Host Kalyn Miller talks about how her passion for orcas started and introduces some key points to know for later episodes. You can also find Orca Nerd Podcast on Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Itunes!

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