……objective science for conservation…….

The Pacific WildLife Foundation is a non-profit coastal and marine research and education society  that inspires an appreciation for objective scientific research and conservation of the ocean. We conduct original research, develop novel education programs, and inspire an appreciation for conservation of the ocean. 

Marine Mammals of the Pacific

Cetaceans

Baleen Whales

Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae

Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus

Gray Whale Eschrichtius robustus

Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis

Northern Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis

Toothed Whales

Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus

Killer Whale Orcinus orca

Dall's Porpoise Phocoenoides dalli

Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocena

Pacific White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens

Risso’s Dolphin Grampus griseus

Baird’s Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii

Cuvier’s Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirotris

Stejneger’s Beaked Whale Mesoplodon stejnegeri

Hubb’s Beaked Whale Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps

Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima

Short-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus

Beluga Delphinapterus leucas

Seals - Family Phocidae

Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina

Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris

Seal Lions - Family Otariidae

Steller Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus

California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus

  Mustelids - Family Mustelidae

Sea Otter Enhydra lutris

Reptiles of the Pacific

Sea Turtles

Family Dermochelyidae

Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea