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Around the Americas: How Drones Can Save Whales

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April 7, 2026

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm EST

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Around the Americas: How Drones Can Save Whales

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Around the Americas: How Drones Can Save Whales

Please join the Around the Americas Expedition and our special guests from BC Whales—Janie Wray, CEO and lead researcher, and Grace Baer, biologist, conservationist, and research/project manager—as we learn how drones are being used to study and save whales. From measuring their bodies, understanding threats like entanglement and ship-strike, and collecting their snot: drones are helping us to do it all!

The Around the Americas Expedition is a 14-month voyage, that just launched in May. They will circumnavigate North and South America aboard the 48-foot sailboat, One Ocean. The mission focuses on scientific research, education, and community outreach to raise awareness about ocean health. Building on Captain Mark Schrader’s original 2009–2010 journey, the expedition will compare oceanic changes over the past 15 years.

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April 7, 2026

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm EST

Grade Level: 4-8

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