The Whale Interpretive Centre
26 Boardwalk V0N 3J0 Telegraph Cove, BC, Canada

This species of limpet is starting to physically adapt to avoid predation by humans, one of the first species to be observed doing this. Read about it here: https://www.hakaimagazine.com//this-limpet-may-be-evolvin/

You may be familiar with salmon's in part in fertilizing the forest - when they come up stream to spawn an die, their bodies' nutrients helps the forest. What you may not have heard of is that river otters do the same thing with their feces! https://www.hakaimagazine.com//the-productive-power-of-po/

We love watching marine mammals. But a view we don't get as often is seeing them in their domain, underwater... check out this amazing shot of a California sea lion, captured by Dhritiman Mukherjee. https://www.hakaimagazine.com//one-great-shot-king-of-the/

While it may not be the same as sitting down with a face mask, whales take good care of their skin too! https://www.cbc.ca//it-turns-out-whales-like-exfoliat/234/

We are now, of course, very familiar with the effects of disease on a population. What we don't think about as often, though, is how diseases can effect marine mammals. Take a look at this article to learn more: https://www.hakaimagazine.com//how-diseases-sweep-through/

Once a quiet, peaceful environment for humpback whales and other marine life, Douglas Channel in central BC now may be occupied by much more boat traffic as a result of an LNG facility in Kitimat. Read more about it in this fantastic Hakai Magazine article: https://www.hakaimagazine.com//alarm-bells-ring-in-a-whal/

WIC Hours starting: Monday, September 14, 2020 Mondays - closed Tuesday - Sunday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm... After September 30, 2020 by appointment

With the school year starting up and some classes being online, we thought we should share the Zoom backgrounds that Hakai Magazine put together! These incredible photos feature all sort of different environments from around British Columbia. https://www.hakaimagazine.com//free-hakai-magazine-virtua/

Have a great year everyone and I can't wait to see you all next summer!

What amazing footage! We are able to learn so much more about these wonderful animals with the growing access to technology. And so exciting to have C1 and D1 pods in the area!

Last Tuesday, our newest skeleton, a Cuvier's Beaked Whale, arrived in Telegraph Cove. On Wednesday, we hung it in its new home! Join us as we assemble, position, and hang this specimen. Music: "May", written by Shanti Bremer of the Sweet Lowdown, 2012

Newest member of the Whale Interpretive Centre family! Video coming soon!

Minke whale off to the 'bone doctor'....

We are so excited to welcome back our fantastic volunteer, Abby! This is her third summer with us and we are so grateful for her time here!

In case you ever need a reminder of how far apart you should be standing while practicing your physical distancing, you can remember to stand one Dall’s Porpoise (2 metres) apart!

Due to a power outage scheduled by BC Hydro, we will be closed this Thursday, August 13. We will reopen on Friday, August 14 with our usual hours of 10-5!

This week we're building on our animal safety to go more into detail on ship strikes.

It's the last Cove Combers video with both Emily and Gillian, as Emily is heading off to Vet School! For their last joint video, the team is working to reattach our Pacific Harbour Seal toes that were accidentally removed. Join us to learn how to fix a broken seal skeleton!

Enjoy this clip of slow-mo rain on the boardwalk! Telegraph Cove knows how to rain!

Many people ask us about Blue Whales because they're the largest creature to have ever existed on Earth! But as it turns out, Blue Whales can be difficult to learn about! Check out this Hakai article on some recent Blue Whale Research! https://www.hakaimagazine.com//the-evasive-behavior-of-bl/

Did you complete the WIC Word search this weekend? Did you find all 32 of our words? If not, here's the solution! We hope you've had a whale of a long weekend! :)