EDUCATION

Without education we walk into the future with blinders on. Our work is not complete until the results of our research are shared with the general public and policy makers. CWI is committed to bringing the North Atlantic right whale into the classroom through providing presentations and resources.

Resource websites:

Publications and documentaries:

  • Kraus, S.D. and R.M. Rolland (eds.) The Urban Whale: North Atlantic Right Whales at the Crossroads
  • Dangerous Migration: Whale Crisis in Canada’s Atlantic. 2000. Canadian Geographic Series. Copyright Summerhill Entertainment Inc. Distributed by Magic Lantern. (documentary)
  • Whale Mission: Keepers of Memory. 2005. Directed by Jean Lemire and Caroline Underwood. Produced by Jean Lemire. Copyright Glacialis Productions Inc. (documentary)
  • Clapham, P. 2004. Right Whales. Voyageur Press. Osceola, WI.
  • Johnson, T. 2005. Entanglements: The Interwined Fates of Whales and Fishermen. University Press, Baltimore, MD.
  • Kraus, S. D., and K. Mallory. 1993. The Search for the Right Whale. A New England Aquarium Book. Crown Publishers, New York.
  • Kraus, S. D., and K. Mallory. 2003. Disappearing Giants: The North Atlantic Right Whale. Bunker Hill Publishing, Charlestown, MA.
  • Payne, R. 1995. Among Whales. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, NY.
  • Perrin, W. F., B. Wursig, and J. G. M. Thewissen (eds.). 2002. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press. San Diego, CA.
  • Reynolds, J. E. III, and S. A. Rommel (eds.). 1999. Biology of Marine Mammals. Smithsonian Books. Washington, DC.
  • Tobin, Deborah 1999. Tangled in the Bay: The story of a Baby Right Whale. Nimbus Publishing Limited, Halifax, NS
  • Twiss, J. R., Jr., and R. R. Reeves (eds.). 1999. Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals. Smithsonian Books. Washington, DC.

Scientific literature:

  • Marine Mammal Science
  • Journal of Cetacean Research and Management
  • Aquatic Science
  • Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • For more info, link to www.rightwhale.ca

KIDS AND TEACHERS

We are working on developing an Education Concept for schools, providing teachers with a resource educational kit and provide in-class presentations. If you would like to get involved please contact us.

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