The Humpback comeback: Vancouver's whales come home

The Wild with Chris Morgan

KUOW News and Information

Science, Nature

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Chris unravels the journey of Humpback whales in the Salish Sea and explores the groundbreaking techniques researchers are using to protect them.

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0:00.0	You're listening to NPR. You care about local politics. But it can be hard to keep track and
0:05.8	understand how it affects you. I'm Scott Greenstone. And I'm Libby Dankman. And on sound politics,
0:10.2	we talk about this and the other Washington like normal people. As normal as we can pretend to be.
0:15.9	We get beyond the headlines, ask the tough questions, and tie the big stories back to our own backyard.
0:21.9	Sound politics. Listen now on the KUW app or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:29.5	Hi there, it's Chris. This is a very special episode for me. My time in British Columbia for this one was so
0:36.5	inspiring and wild. I know whales are special
0:40.3	to a lot of you as well. I've heard it directly from some of our Patreon members who I'm
0:44.3	really enjoying connecting with there. You can check our Patreon community out for yourself at the link
0:49.5	in our show notes. Enjoy the show.
0:56.0	Excuse me.
0:57.0	Are you a local?
0:59.0	Yes.
1:00.0	Do you know if there's any remains of the whaling station that used to be here last century?
1:05.0	No.
1:06.0	No.
1:07.0	Not that I'm aware of.
1:08.0	No.
1:09.0	No.
1:10.0	I mean you can walk up.
1:15.2	It's low tide, so you can go around that hillside there to your left.
1:18.7	You don't have to go over that walk, and you can walk around there.
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