Animal Rights Lawyer, Camille Labchuk, on Canada’s Laws to Finish Shark-Finning and Cetacean Captivity and Animal Rights and Wrongs
Camille Labchuk, executive director of Animal Justice, talks with Mark Leiren-Young about Canada’s new laws to finish shark-finning & cancel cetacean captivity and fighting for legal rights for animals and vegans.
Read moreSkaana Podcast: Lummi & Orcas
The latest on the Lummi Nation’s fight to free Lolita (Tokitae), ceremonial feedings of the southern resident orcas, rights, responsibilities and reunification from Kurt Russo of the Lummi Nation Sovereignty and Treaty Protection Office. Stories of inspiring actions to save the orcas for Orca Action Month.
Read moreSkaana Podcast: Sea Shepard Captain Paul Watson
Captain Paul Watson (@CaptPaulWatson) founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (@SeaShepherdSSCS) on the Sea Shepherd’s journey from outlaws to law enforcement and his battles to save the fish, the whales and the oceans.
Read moreSkaana Podcast: Saving Scarlet, surrendering on Scoter, grieving with Tahlequah and praying for pregnant orcas. A news update on the southern residents
Listen to the podcast here! Saving Scarlet, surrendering on Scoter, grieving with Tahlequah and praying for pregnant orcas. A news update on the southern residents with Skaana host: Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Read moreSkaana Podcast: Orca author and alt-right expert David Neiwert talks about why fighting for orcas still matters in the age of Trump
Listen to the podcast here! David Neiwert (@DavidNeiwert) – an expert on orcas and America’s Alt-Right – talks orcas, empathy and why fighting for whales still matters in the Age of Trump. Neiwert is the author of Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us... Read moreSkaana Podcast: Saving Salmon in Washington
On our latest Skaana podcast Kelly Iriye, project coordinator for Damsense (@DAMSNSE) on how breaching the Snake River dams could help save the endangered southern resident orcas and why the arguments against damsense are nonsense. #FreeTheSnake
Read moreSpecial Skaana Episode: Updates on Scarlet & Tahlequah
As the world watched Tahlequah (J-35) grieving, US and Canadian officials prepared a joint mission to try to medicate and feed three-year-old Scarlet (J-50). Skaana talked to Ken Balcomb from the Centre for Whale Research about the rescue attempt he calls, “a moon shot.”
Read moreSkaana Podcast: Dr. Lori Marino on Blackfish in Captivity
Dr. Lori Marino (Blackfish; The Sanctuary Project; The Kimmela Centre for Animal Advocacy) on seeking sanctuary, captive orcas (Corky, Lolita & Kiska), animal rights and wrongs & more on the latest episode of the Skaana podcast. “Being a dolphin in a captive... Read moreAube Giroux on Modified Salmon and the Fishy World of GMOs
Listen to the podcast here. BC fish farms and Frankenfish? BC’s farmed salmon are the only genetically modified animals for sale in Canada according to guest, Aube Giroux. Mark Leiren-Young talks to the filmmaker behind Modified about genetically modified fruits,... Read moreSkaana Podcast: BC Environment Minister Won’t Talk About BC Environment
Listen to or download the podcast here. The latest episode of Skaana was supposed to be an interview with BC Environment Minister, George Heyman. So was last month’s episode. So was our year-end episode. For that matter, we were also trying to interview the... Read moreSkaana Podcast: Green Party Leader, Elizabeth May, Talks On Saving Orcas, Kinder Morgan & More
Canada’s Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, talks to Mark Leiren-Young about the southern resident orcas (and the threat their facing from Kinder Morgan), the right whales (and the threat their facing from Bilcon) and the work we all need to do to look after our oceans.
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