| La Orca de Sayulita Recipient of Major Local Donation Amy Rose Pearson - Sayulita Life | |
| go to original February 6, 2022 |
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Sayulita Life gives back to the community every month by donating $5,000 to a local cause or charity in need. Sayulita Life has chosen La Orca de Sayulita as the recipient this month.
The word "ORCA" is an acronym originating from the following Spanish words: Oberva (observe), Respeta (respect), Conserva (conserve), Ayuda (help).
La Orca de Sayulita, founded in 2014, is Sayulita's first pure whale watching and research company. Led by Nico Randsome, researcher and PhD student, a small team of biologists offer non-invasive, environmentally-conscious options for whale watching in Sayulita. All guides are passionate biologists engaged in whale research with incredible knowledge of the local whale life. La Orca de Sayulita uses whale watch trips as a platform to conduct research while using profits to support independent studies. They have been working with whales in Nayarit for 16 years and know individual whales by name and much of their life history!
The intention of La Orca de Sayulita is to show the importance of this area for North Pacific humpback whales. Nico published two papers last year and has six more in progress to demonstrate the importance of this area for the Endangered Central American distinct population segment.
Nico has worked with humpback whales in Mexico for 16 years and in many other places around the world. She specializes in spatial software and studying the spatial ecology of species to aid in conservation and management. La Orca de Sayulita focuses on humpback whales, but Nico is involved in many other projects and publications in Mexico including current work with orca, false killer whales, and blue whales.
The donation made by Sayulita Life was used for early season research to try and identify the first humpback whales sighted in Sayulita from September to November. Nico and her team ID-ed 70 whales in total, and approximately half were whales from Central America, including Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
This work is part of collaborative work which will be used to inform management in Mexico and the US.
Read the rest at Sayulita Life
Related: An Update on Whale Migration Season From La Orca de Sayulita (La Orca de Sayullita)
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