Saving SpringerHow NOAA helped an orca go home

Lesson 5. Journey to Health

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Mark Sears

Global Research and Rescue

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What will you learn? Review orca behaviors

Taking care of Springer Natural behavior

Keeping her healthy and wild

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Orca Behaviors

BreachingNOAA

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Orca Behaviors

Spyhopping NOAA

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Orca Behaviors

TravelingNOAA

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Orca Behaviors

RestingNOAA

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Orca Behaviors

KelpingNOAA

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Orca Behaviors

Tail lobNOAA

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Orca Behaviors

Pectoral (pec) slapNOAA

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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

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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?

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Keeping her wild

How would you keep Springer healthy?

How would you keep Springer

hunting and acting like a wild whale?

Mark Sears

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How the team kept her wild…

Reduced contact with people No direct feeding High borders around pen Observed through camera

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How the team kept her wild -Feeding

Salmon put in pen through tube Variable feeding schedule

Number and size of fish Time of day

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Community connection

Salmon were provided by Cypress Island, Inc.

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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.

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How the team kept her wild - natural “toys”

Logs

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How the team kept her wild - only natural “toys”

KelpNOAA

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How the team kept her wild - only natural “toys”

Streams of water

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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!