The Weddell Seal Population Study has long had a strong commitment to sharing science news and information on the work of the research team with public audiences of all kinds, including students, parents, teachers, young people, seniors, nature and Antarctica lovers. We do this online and through presentations in several different ways. What follows is a visual list of some of the best ways to stay up on our work online and learn more about this Weddell seal population study and the science involved.
Viewers can find links to most everything Weddell project-related, including links to all the project's published scientific papers, and all our different social media links, at our project web portal WeddellSealScience.com.
Currently, our Instagram page is Hot! Managed by Sophia Rotella, Montana State University junior and daughter of project lead scientist Dr. Jay Rotella, this platform features beautiful and fascinating Weddell seal photos and videos, with descriptions that include interesting facts and science findings on this Weddell seal population. Recently, a short video clip of an adorable babbling Weddell seal pup filmed by field team member Mairan Smith went viral, and as of this writing has over 36 Million views and rising! The Instagram page itself has nearly 100,000 Followers! Enjoy the viral Weddell pup video below.
This season, we launched a new Weddell Seal Science Audio Podcast. Our current podcast episode features 2022 Antarctica Field Research Team members discussing their Takeaways from this Weddell pupping season. Past episodes cover everything from our science goals to Weddell seal vocalizations. Check it out at Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
As the Erebus Bay Weddell seal pupping season gets underway during the Antarctic Spring, and the research field team heads to Antarctica, we start up this Weddell Seal Science Antarctica field blog. We've been doing this every year since 2010, and all previous field blog posts going back to 2010 are still available. We have gathered some of our past posts together in a more accessible format in the Select Articles section on our Weddell Seal Science website.
Our Weddell Seal Science YouTube Channel includes nearly all of our Weddell Seal Project videos over the past 12 years. Please check out some of our videos and leave feedback!
We also have both a Weddell Seal Science Facebook Page with updates, news, and information about the Erebus Bay Weddell Seal Population Study, and...
...a Weddell Seal Science Twitter Page.
We have an older Weddell Seal Science Video Podcast available at iTunes where you can view some of our earlier project videos.
A selection of Weddell Seal Project videos can be found on Google Earth's 'Explore the Ocean'
Layer, courtesy of Mission Blue. To access these videos embedded in situ, download Google Earth, then launch it on your computer or mobile device. Make visible the 'Explore the Ocean' Layer. Zoom in on Ross Island, Antarctica and note the small gold circles in the Erebus Bay study area. Cursor over each small gold circle to reveal the video embedded there:
The Erebus Bay Weddell Seal population study has a good selection of Weddell seal population study videos and our public outreach and education WeddellSealScience.com web portal available through the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) website. The videos are available as Open Educational Resources Commons products allowing video download and educational usage.
To readily get to our products at the NSDL, go to their easy-to-use website and type "Weddell Seal Science" in the main Search field to access, watch, and download our project videos. Viewers can check out and download videos for personal enjoyment and informal science learning and teaching. The videos can be remixed to create new educational products.
We are always looking for new and interesting ways to get information and images out to public audiences in engaging ways. We do have something big in the works right now, and can't wait to share that in the not-too-distant future. Please stay tuned!
The Erebus Bay Weddell Seal Population Study is funded by the National Science Foundation, with support from the U.S. Antarctic Program. The Principal Investigator on the project is Dr. Jay Rotella , Professor in the Montana State University-Bozeman Ecology Department.
- Mary Lynn Price
Weddell seal population project multimedia specialist
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