Conservation Status of Marine Mammals of BC: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Marine mammals of the west coast presentation with Dr. John K.B. Ford, exploring grey whales, sea lions and harbour seals.

Dr. John K. B. Ford has been involved in field studies of marine mammals off Canada’s west coast since the mid 1970s. He is a research scientist (emeritus) at the Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, BC, where he headed up the cetacean research program for 17 years. His main areas of research include the life history, ecology, behaviour and acoustic communication of cetaceans, especially killer whales.  John is author of Marine Mammals of British Columbia (Royal BC Museum Handbook). He is a Co-Chair of the Marine Mammal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and a member of the IUCN’s Cetacean Specialist Group.

Location: George Fraser Room at Ucluelet Community Centre

Time: 7:00 PM

Tickets: By donation on the day to Raincoast Education Society. Reservations here. Limited seating.

Find out more information about the Marine Mammals of the West Coast 2 day course here.