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Shane Gero<\/a>, scientist-in-residence in Department of Biology<\/a>, Carleton University has been researching family of whales for almost 20 years. His fascination with the mammals was ignited in the 1980s \u2013 like that of many children during that era \u2013 by watching Free Willy<\/em>\u00a0and CBC\u2019s\u00a0Danger Bay.<\/em><\/p>\n

This interest turned to passion, and eventually a career, when he began working with the legendary scientist, Hal Whitehead, at Dalhousie University during his PhD. Together, Whitehead and Gero journeyed to the Eastern Caribbean where they encountered families of sperm whales thriving off the leeward coast of Dominica. This finding launched Gero\u2019s\u00a0Dominica Sperm Whale Project<\/a>\u00a0(DSWP).<\/p>\n

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Since then, Gero and his team have put in thousands of hours observing the sperm whale population, detailing their behaviors and history. In 2019, Gero was approached with the idea for a large collaborative initiative \u2013 one that would attempt to understand whale communication whilst also focusing on conservation. Project CETI<\/a>\u00a0was launched a year later, where Gero is now the lead biologist. In 2021, Gero\u2019s work with sperm whales\u00a0contributed to an Emmy-award winning documentary<\/a>,\u00a0Secrets of Whales<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Click here!<\/a> to read the full story.<\/p>\n

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Shane Gero, scientist-in-residence in Department of Biology, Carleton University has been researching family of whales for almost 20 years. His fascination with the mammals was ignited in the 1980s \u2013 like that of many children during that era \u2013 by watching Free Willy\u00a0and CBC\u2019s\u00a0Danger Bay. 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