A BUEI Talks session titled ‘A Symphony of Whales: The Song that Changed the World’, presented by Nan Hauser, co-founder of the Bermuda Whale Song Project and President and Director of the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation, will take place on April 6th. Reception with complimentary beverage at 6 pm, talk starts at 7pm.
“Nan, who first fell in love with whales in the waters of Bermuda, turned her passion into a profession garnering over 30 years of experience in the field of whale research. ‘The Whale Who Saved Me’, a now viral video, captured the harrowing moments when a humpback whale shielded her from an approaching tiger shark by pushing her to safety with his head and pectoral fin, has been viewed by more than 600M people worldwide.
“She’s recently returned to Bermuda to collaborate with Nonsuch Expeditions Founder, Jean-Pierre Rouja, to determine how the whale songs heard in Bermuda could potentially be used in the conservation of the species.
“Nan’s BUEI Talk presentation will focus on the ‘Sound of Science’ Bermuda Whale Song Project, a collaboration with Nonsuch Expeditions, Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation and Cornell University Bioacoustics Lab. The ‘Sound of Science’ is an acoustic study involving the ongoing analyses of humpback song and behavior from different parts of the world. Bermuda is set to play a significant role in this study with acoustic recorders being deployed in our waters to capture the sounds of humpback whales passing by our Island.
“The first recorded whale song, entitled ‘Solo Whale’, which was first discovered in Bermuda, will also be covered in her talk.”
Tickets for BUEI Talks with Nan Hauser are $25. Each ticket includes entry into BUEI’s Ocean Discovery Centre from 6pm-7pm and a complimentary beverage courtesy of Gosling Brothers.