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Orca Behavior Institute

Who We Are

Our History Timeline
2015
The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
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2016
The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
Lea Marie 2023 Orca Behavior Institute
2017
The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
Lea Marie 2023 Orca Behavior Institute
The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
2018
The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
2019
The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
2022 Monika, Alex and Lucy
2020
The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
2021
The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.

2022

The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
2023

The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
2024

The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
2025

The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.
2026

The Orca Behavior Institute was initially inspired by a desire to help document what we realized were some rapidly changing patterns among orca behaviors in the Salish Sea. Below we summarize some of our main research questions as well as our core values when it comes to scientific research.