Public Outreach
In the News
The Pulse (2023): How AI and machine learning led to ‘mind blowing’ progress in understanding animal communication
Radio Canada (2023): L’avancement des recherches sur le béluga
The Conversation (2023): Drones gather new and useful data for marine research, but they can disturb whales and dolphins
Whales Online (2021): Allocare in belugas: Still a mysterious behaviour
CBC (2018): How studying “babysitting” in belugas can help protect an endangered population
CBC (2018): Drone footage shows beluga whales caring for young calves
Public Talks
Jul. 2025: Churchill, MB
“Beluga societies: the social and cultural lives of the white whale”
Jul. 2024: Churchill, MB
“Vocal communication and social structures of belugas”
Feb. 2022: The Whale Sanctuary Project Live Webinar
“Community and dialects in St. Lawrence belugas”
Aug. 2018: Park National du Fjord-du-Saguenay Public Talk
“Beluga babysitters: Evidence of allomaternal care in an endangered odontocete”