The Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation

Nan Hauser is awarded Woman of the Month in the Cook Islands

Congratulations to Nan Hauser on being named Woman of the Month! Since 2007, the Cook Islands has proudly honored one exceptional woman each month with the inspiring title Woman of the Month. We are thrilled to announce that our very own Nan Hauser has been awarded…

Nan is invited to be on THE ELLEN SHOW!

After discovering the "Saved by a Whale" story in 2021, Ellen Degeneres invited Nan on the the show to discuss her incredible experience.…

Cetacean Vibrations: Sexual Bubble Stimulation in Humpback Whales

It’s no secret: animals have sex, just like we do. Biologically, sexual reproduction is defined as a process by which two organisms of differing sexes combine genetic information to create new offspring. This shuffling of genetic information fosters genetic diversity, which allows species to better adapt to their changing environmental…

A Day in the Life of a Whale Biologist… sometimes never directly involves whales.

I hate to burst your bubble, but despite my previous blog posts in which I appealingly glorify my encounters with whales, I must admit that in my month of being in Rarotonga, I have only been out on the boat with the whales a handful of times. But this is…