When: Monday, 24 May 2004
Who: Donna Willoya (TASSC)
TASSC is a tribal consortium with tribal members throughout the state that promotes Alaska Native involvement in policy decision pertaining to sea otters and sea lions.
This talk was about the necropsy of an orca or killer whale (Orcinus orca) that beached himslef and died on July 11, 2000 just outside of Cordova, AK. Donna talked about how to define strandings, how to photograph and identify a killer whale, as well as talking about some killer whale biology. This talk was only open to a few community members due to the graphic nature of the necropsy.