AUTHOR AND CONSERVATIONIST ERICH HOYT RETURNS

FOR ‘ORCA TOUR 2019’

 ‘Orca Tour 2019’ follows the sell-out 2014 and 2015 tours and will focus on Erich’s efforts to protect marine mammal habitats worldwide and how they might support the conservation of orcas in the North Pacific. The talks, as well as the release of the Erich’s expanded new edition of “Orca: The Whale Called Killer,” are especially timely given the recent loss of three southern resident orcas.

After Erich’s presentation, senior representatives from Parks Canada will provide an update on the Proposed Southern Strait of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area that has been in development for more than 15 years and a representative from Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) will present their work on BC’s Marine Protected Areas and their campaign to save the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs).