A pilot whale, despite what the name suggests, is not a whale that flies! Neither is it really a whale, but rather a large dolphin in the family Delphinidae. The genus Globicephala is shared by only two species of odontocetes: …
Lessons Learned in the Field
During the summer of 2017, I worked as a field technician for the Cape Breton Pilot Whale Project (CBPWP), founded by members of the Whitehead Lab at Dalhousie University to study the social structure and vocalizations of long-finned pilot whales …
Being a Researchers, What is it Like?
If, as a child, your favorite channel was National Geographic, Sir David Attenborough was your idol, and you dreamed of growing up to work with wildlife, then perhaps you have considered a job in research and conservation. But what is …