<p>Whale, we&#39;ve shore got a fun chat lined up for y&#39;all today! Sea what I did there?</p><p><br></p><p>Silly puns aside, we&#39;re talking all about Orcas, or Killer Whales, with the infamous Orca Man! You may have seen The Orca Man, whose real name is Fred, online as he does a lot of social media education and news on things happening with Orcas all around the world, but especially those populations here in the PNW - the resident and transient Killer Whales. Fred and I sat down for a sunset chat where we discuss all things Orcas, why they’re so amazing, different populations of them around the world, their fascinating social structures, and threats they face both in our home waters of Cascadia and beyond. </p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.theorcaman.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Fred&#39;s work here</a> and on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.orca.man/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Each episode of Nerdy About Nature makes a donation to a non-profit of the guests choosing using funds from Patreon supporters, and in this episode Fred chose to give his to ⁠<a href="www.orcaconservancy.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Orca Conservancy</a></p><p><br></p><p>Nerdy About Nature is an independent passion project that relies on support from folks like you.  If you’re enjoying this podcast and videos, help me keep making them by becoming a paid subscriber on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/nerdyaboutnature" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Patreon ⁠</a>or<a href="https://nerdyaboutnature.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠ Substack.⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can also make a one-time donation, get NAN merch, resources and more information at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="www.NerdyAboutNature.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠www.NerdyAboutNature.com</a></p>