College of Agricultural Sciences

Bruce Mate Featured on National Geographic

A National Geographic Channel film, “Kingdom of the Blue Whale, premiered on Sunday, March 8 with more airings listed on their website. This program offers some of the most revealingviews of the largest animal on the planet through the work of OregonState University’s Bruce Mate and colleague John Calambokidis ofCascadia Research Cooperative...

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National Geographic Magazine article on blue whale

Read the National Geographic story about blue whales online.  This article by Kenneth Brower, tells about the second part of a National Geographic-funded expedition to discover breeding and feeding grounds of the world's largest mammal, the blue whale.   National Geographic Channel will first air this TV special on March 8th - please check for times on your local TV listings.

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Blue Whale Exhibit in Malysia

Having a Whale of a Time with Bruce Mate

The World's Biggest Baby Comes to Malaysia

Big Splash by baby blue

Research Units

• Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network (OMMSN)
  Documenting occurrences and investigating the causes of marine mammal strandings in Oregon.
• Pinniped Ecology Applied Research Lab (PEARL)
  Ecology, behavioral physiology, and conservation biology of pinnipeds.
• Cetacean Conservation Genetics Lab (CCGL)
  Exploring the genome of whales and dolphins to understand the past, assess the present and conserve the future.
• Whale Telemetry Group (WTG)
  Using satellite-monitored radio tags to determine the distribution and critical habitats of endangered whales.