I am still trying to comprehend where exactly this year has evaporated to! It’s passed in the blink of an eye, and I’m almost packed for my next trek to Roatan to collect more data and make more observations of the dolphins at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) at Anthony’s Key Resort (AKR)! I’m looking forward to seeing Ronnie, Gracie, Alita, the juveniles, even the …
Category: Blog & Field Reports
Day 3 Observing Killer Whales at Loro Parque!
Our visit to Loro Parque has been very full and very productive! We are here for two reasons: 1) to observe killer whale behavior and 2) to film sequences for a longer film to showcase our studies of killer whale behavior at Loro Parque with a comparison to our observations of other …
2025 Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize for Species Conservation
Congratulations to Kathleen – winner of the 2025 Kiessling Prize! It was a busy week of celebrating in Washington D.C. Click read more for Kathleen’s thoughts and more pictures!
Deadline Approaching!
Application deadline 1 Sept 2025: International Master’s Programme in the Conservation Biology and Management of Large Marine Vertebrates – University of Bologna (Italy)
Full program duration is Jan 2025 – Jun 2026
Course includes field time with Kathleen at RIMS!
Observing Dolphins in Interaction Programs and more
Kathleen is spending the week in Orlando, Florida, collaborating with Dr. Heather Manitzas Hill (StMU), Alicia Virthe (StMU), and ManyOtters to continue our studies of the dolphins at Discovery Cove during interaction programs and helping with Heather’s ManyOtters project. For the dolphins, we’re…
New pub on bottlenose off Bimini
This note might be short, but it was a long time in the making! We’re happy to contribute this baseline information on the bottlenose dolphins off Bimini, The Bahamas. Congrats to Kel & the co-authors. This paper is available through Aquatic Mammals or you can contact DCP.
“Aquatic Mammals” – New Chapter
Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 2 has been published! And inside you’ll find the chapter, “Aquatic Mammals.” Kathleen is first author and DCP congratulates her and all the co-authors on this great work. And guess what? This is open access, which means you can download it for free! Keep reading for the abstract and link.
The Dolphin Pod Episode 26
How Do Killer Whales Socialize when No One is Watching?
To hear what DCP’s upcoming paper on association and social networks in a group of managed care killer whales is all about, Justin sat down with 3 of the study’s co-authors: Kathleen, Heather & Manon.
DCP Deep Dive: Investigating Killer Whale Behavior from Multiple Perspectives & Locations
DCP is studying killer whales, the largest dolphin species, the same way we have investigated bottlenose & Atlantic spotted dolphins over the years. Come learn!
Two-Week Summary!
We had two very productive weeks at Anthony’s Key Resort and the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences from 24 May – 7 June! The first week was an ecotour with two families, Bill, Manon, and me, and the second was a field course with CSU. The field course had …