Walruses of the Chukchi Sea north of the Bering Strait need breaks––haulouts––now and then, but global warming has melted the ice floes they once used to rest and give birth.&nbsp; The result: up to 100,000 walruses including young calves one night crowd into the planet’s largest haulout, startling Russian marine biologist, Maxim Chakilev, who monitors the site every year. Hundreds are crushed in their overcrowded panic. ––SJPH

Haulout

How can we convert Belizean fishermen, who have long relied on shark fishing for their livelihoods, into advocates for shark conservation? This film presents a transformative opportunity, introducing alternative livelihoods benefitting both the sharks and the local communities.&nbsp; —YIO

Shark Researchers: A New Approach to Shark Conservation

This bite-sized film takes a “Gary Larsen-esque” look at one of Antarctica’s most fearsome predators, leopard seals. The bane of hapless penguins, they confront divers with a fearless ferocity and razor-sharp teeth. The humans soon discover they are objects of special interest: but as pals … or prey? See how one encounter revealed our “role” in their world (prepare to be humbled). —MJS

Kingdom of Ice: Antarctica's Leopard Seals

Patagonia’s Peninsula Valdés teems with penguins, elephant seals, and majestic southern right whales that breed in its lagoons. The area’s “boomtown” development, driven by nature tourism, has made some wildlife tragic victims of human success. Hungry kelp gulls strip flesh from whales and their calves as they surface to breathe, and calf mortality has risen. Discover the dynamics behind their plight and the steps that could ultimately resolve it.&nbsp; —MJS

Why Blame the Seagulls?

A California sea otter known as “841” to the biologists inhabits the waters of Santa Cruz, California. What happens when “841” engages humans in her habitat? Interactions between “841” and people raise questions and spark debate in the local community about what is in the best interest of both humans and animals when the two meet face to face. —ST

Virtual Screening Program #5 - Wildlife

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21st Annual International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF 2024)

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