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Saving SpringerHow NOAA helped an orca go home
Lesson 5. Journey to Health
NOAA
Mark Sears
Global Research and Rescue
Journey to Health
What will you learn? Review orca behaviors
Taking care of Springer Natural behavior
Keeping her healthy and wild
Journey to Health
Orca Behaviors
BreachingNOAA
Journey to Health
Orca Behaviors
Spyhopping NOAA
Journey to Health
Orca Behaviors
TravelingNOAA
Journey to Health
Orca Behaviors
RestingNOAA
Journey to Health
Orca Behaviors
KelpingNOAA
Journey to Health
Orca Behaviors
Tail lobNOAA
Journey to Health
Orca Behaviors
Pectoral (pec) slapNOAA
Journey to Health
Orca Behaviors
Hunting and Foraging Resident orcas mostly eat
salmon Transient orcas eat seals and
other marine mammals Offshore orcas eat fish,
including sharks Work together to hunt their
preyNOAA
Journey to Health
Project challenges
While Springer was in Manchester,the team had to Make sure she didn’t forget how to hunt
Make sure she didn’t get too used to people
Keep her healthy
Why was this important?
Journey to Health
Keeping her wild
How would you keep Springer healthy?
How would you keep Springer
hunting and acting like a wild whale?
Mark Sears
Journey to Health
How the team kept her wild…
Reduced contact with people No direct feeding High borders around pen Observed through camera
NOAA
Journey to Health
How the team kept her wild -Feeding
Salmon put in pen through tube Variable feeding schedule
Number and size of fish Time of day
NOAA
NOAA
Community connection
Salmon were provided by Cypress Island, Inc.
Journey to Health
How the team kept her wild - remote video monitoring
1 overhead camera 4 underwater cameras
Community connection Cameras loaned by Woods Hole
Oceanographic Inst. and Ocean Systems, Inc.
NOAA
NOAA
Journey to Health
How the team kept her wild - natural “toys”
Logs
NOAA
Journey to Health
How the team kept her wild - only natural “toys”
KelpNOAA
NOAA
Journey to Health
How the team kept her wild - only natural “toys”
Streams of water
NOAA
NOAA
Journey to Health NOAA’s role
Scientists Conducted testing Gave medicine and other treatments Monitored Springer Helped make decisions
Managers Managed team Got supplies Helped make decisions Worked with community
Journey to Health Community role
Got supplies for team Food Ferry passes Scuba tanks
Got supplies for Springer Food Medical supplies
Kept raising money
Journey to Health Activities
Killer whale behaviors Food chain game: Let’s Eat!