Welcome to our Weddell Seal Science Audio Podcast! Produced during the Antarctica field research season throughout the Weddell seal pupping season by the Weddell seal population studies project. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation, through a grant to Montana State University. The views and comments on this podcast do not represent those of Montana State University, and should not be construed as such. We hope you enjoy the podcasts!
Author Reading on the Lives of Weddell Seals from Our Free eBook "Weddell Seals"!
Multimedia eBook author Jeremy Schmidt reads from our beautiful interactive eBook "Weddell Seals" about the lives of the Weddell seals of icy Erebus Bay, Antarctica.
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13 Oct 2024
2024 Weddell Seal Pupping Season Begins in Erebus Bay, Antarctica!
We open our 2024 Weddell Seal Population Study podcast with an interview with Prof. Jay Rotella on the goals for this Weddell seal pupping season in Erebus Bay, Antarctica, and an introduction to philopatry in this amazing iconic marine mammal, the southernmost breeding mammal on our planet.
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18 Nov 2023
Author Reading #2 From New Multimedia eBook, "Weddell Seals": Antarctic Heroic Era Naturalist Dr. Edward Wilson on Encountering Weddell Seals
"Weddell Seals" multimedia eBook author and creator Jeremy Schmidt reads an excerpt on Antarctic Heroic Era naturalist, Dr. Edward A. Wilson, and his vividly accurate description of encountering Weddell seals. Natural history writer and photographer Jeremy Schmidt is a multimedia specialist with the Weddell Seal Population Project. More information on the project and the new FREE multimedia ebook are available at WeddellSealScience.com.
Author Reading #2 From New Multimedia ebook, "Weddell Seals": Antarctica Heroic Era Pioneer Dr. Edward A. Wilson On Weddell Seals [Share (https://share.spooler.fm/3p2yNV/B3QEKV.html)]
1 Nov 2023
Recent Project Paper Published Shows Fascinating Results
Weddell Population Project PhD Student Kaitlin Macdonald recently published a fascinating new paper on Weddell seal population dynamics. Kaitlin is lead author on this paper published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. She and co-author Prof. Jay Rotella discuss the findings of this recent study in our latest Weddell Seal Science podcast.
Fascinating Science Paper By PhD Student Kaitlin Macdonald [Share (https://share.spooler.fm/3p2yNV/pZkKdB.html)]
25 Oct 2023
Author Reading #1 From New Multimedia eBook, "Weddell Seals": Mark-Recapture
In this episode, writer and photographer Jeremy Schmidt gives a brief reading from our new multimedia eBook, "Weddell Seals" on Mark-Recapture, a data analysis method used by the Weddell Seal Population Project to estimate population sizes and abundance. Our new eBook is now available for FREE from Apple Books, Google Play Books, and as a direct download at our website, WeddellSealScience.com. We hope you enjoy this podcast!
#1 Author Reading From Our New Multimedia eBook "Weddell Seals" Now Available For Free! [Share (https://share.spooler.fm/3p2yNV/DN0vYp.html)]
8 Oct 2023
2023 Weddell Seal Pupping Season Begins In Antarctica!
The 2023 Weddell seal pupping season in Erebus Bay, Antarctica begins as the 2023 field research team heads to The Ice, and lead scientist Professor Jay Rotella discusses plans and goals for the 2023 Antarctica field research season. Learn more at WeddellSealScience.com. We hope you enjoy the podcast!
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28 Nov 2022
2022 Field Research Team Interviews: Takeaways
Working as a team, adorable Weddell seal pups, a very cool pup named Milky, and that infernal wind: 2022 field research team members interview themselves in Antarctica on takeaways from this amazing Weddell seal pupping season. We hope you enjoy the podcast!
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24 Nov 2022
Weddell Seal Surveys - Wow!
It's Thanksgiving week and the 2022 Antarctica field team is in the midst of surveying all of the Weddell seals in the Erebus Bay, Antarctica study area. So many seals and pups this season! Lead scientist Dr. Jay Rotella describes this aspect of the team's work, and some of the surprising findings this season.
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9 Nov 2022
Midseason Shift in Antarctica Field Work Underway
As the Antarctica field research team shifts work from finding, tagging and recording all the moms and new pups born this season in the Erebus Bay study area to surveying the entire Weddell seal population in the study area, lead scientist Dr. Jay Rotella describes this next stage of the field team's work this Weddell seal pupping season.
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4 Nov 2022
2022 Field Team Interviews
Members of our 2022 Antarctica field research team interview each other about working in Antarctica with Weddell seals, what they've learned, and what surprised them most. We hope you enjoy the podcast!
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30 Oct 2022
Rare Old Weddell Seal SuperMom Sets New Record With 23rd Pup!
It's Halloween, and peak Weddell seal pupping time in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. In this episode, lead scientist Dr. Jay Rotella reports from the ice, and describes a rare old Weddell mom and her record-setting 23rd pup! We hope you enjoy the podcast!
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26 Oct 2022
Eerie Sounds of Weddell Seals
Antarctica Weddell seals make extraordinary vocalizations both underwater and on top of the sea ice. This episode features some of their weird sounds, as well as a musical composition by Steve Perez interweaving Weddell sounds with guitar and keyboard. We hope you enjoy this podcast. Learn more at WeddellSealScience.com!
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15 Oct 2022
Weddell Seal Science Project Introduction
Every Springtime in Antarctica, Weddell seals return to their pupping colonies to give birth, raise their pups, and mate. And every Springtime in Antarctica, researchers travel to The Ice to study these amazing animals. In this episode, lead scientist on the Weddell Seal Population Project, Dr. Jay Rotella discusses the goals of the project over the course of the new five year grant. We hope you enjoy the podcast!
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