Dr John Nightingale - Vancouver Aquarium and Cetaceans

Dr John Nightingale is President and CEO of the Vancouver Aquarium. Dr Nightingale spoke to us about the Aquarium's educational and research programs, why it continues to have whales and dolphins in captivity, and what this change could mean for the future. The Vancouver Parks Board is set to consider a bylaw to ban cetaceans in captivity at the Aquarium at its next meeting on May 15. To learn more and find out how you can make your voice hear, visit http://www.vanaqua.org/share-support/ Recorded at the Sunday, April 30, 2017 meeting of the BC Humanist Association in Vancouver. Learn more at www.bchumanist.ca Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. Subscribe on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play. Intro music: We are all connected instrumental - Symphony of Science www.symphonyofscience.com