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    Return to Wild Patagonia: Orcas!
    John J King II
    • Apr 5, 2017
    • 3 min

    Return to Wild Patagonia: Orcas!

    When I had the good fortune to meet conservationist, and orca researcher Juan Manuel Capello in South Africa four years ago and learned...
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    Humpbacks on the Silver Bank
    John J King II
    • Mar 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    Humpbacks on the Silver Bank

    Late winter and early spring in the Caribbean waters between the southern Bahamas and the Dominican Republic means that North Atlantic...
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    Wild Places and Wild Things: 2016 in Review
    John J King II
    • Dec 9, 2016
    • 1 min

    Wild Places and Wild Things: 2016 in Review

    Autumn is in full swing here on the elbow of Cape Cod and it is a time for transition for most observers of the marine natural world in...
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    Wild Cape Cod Notebook: At the Equinox
    John J King II
    • Sep 28, 2016
    • 1 min

    Wild Cape Cod Notebook: At the Equinox

    The languid and steamy summer that we enjoyed on Cape Cod has transformed into cooler autumn weather pattern with ever more easterly...
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    Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Summer - Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge and the Atlantic White Shark Conse
    John J King II
    • Aug 24, 2016
    • 1 min

    Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Summer - Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge and the Atlantic White Shark Conse

    Summer is a siren that woos us on Cape Cod each year here into a state of contentment with warm breezes and sunny days and spectacular...
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    Wild Southeast Alaska: Spring Abundance
    John J King II
    • Jun 12, 2016
    • 1 min

    Wild Southeast Alaska: Spring Abundance

    During the spring each year an amazing natural spectacle unfolds in Southeast Alaska. Creatures as large as humpback whales and as small...
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    Wild Patagonia: Of Condors and Cats
    John J King II
    • Apr 7, 2016
    • 4 min

    Wild Patagonia: Of Condors and Cats

    Fresh from an amazing expedition deep into the ice of Antarctica I hit the dock in Ushuaia, Argentina, head spinning, with one last...
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    Antarctica: The End of the Earth
    John J King II
    • Apr 5, 2016
    • 3 min

    Antarctica: The End of the Earth

    More than two years ago I learned that my friend Ted Cheeseman was planning to bring a team of mammal researchers led by Ari Friedlander...
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    Spring in the Shadow of Mt. St Helens
    John J King II
    • Apr 3, 2016
    • 2 min

    Spring in the Shadow of Mt. St Helens

    Thirty six years ago Mt St. Helens exploded. For about sixty days the volcano had been giving clues of a pending event - starting with a...
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    Wild Patagonia: Peninsula Valdez
    John J King II
    • Apr 3, 2016
    • 3 min

    Wild Patagonia: Peninsula Valdez

    Once each year for about 6 weeks a unique spectacle of nature occurs in a remote part of Argentina's wild Atlantic coast. In the...
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    Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Winter Approaches
    John J King II
    • Oct 21, 2015
    • 2 min

    Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Winter Approaches

    Our work with the Massachusetts White Shark population study is winding down with only a couple of weeks to go to the end of the field...
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    Wild Cape Cod Notebook
    John J King II
    • Sep 12, 2015
    • 3 min

    Wild Cape Cod Notebook

    The last six weeks of summer have been a blur of intense activity on the Outer Cape Cod area. Emotional highs and lows and the awe of...
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    Hakai Pass: Food for the Soul
    John J King II
    • Jul 31, 2015
    • 2 min

    Hakai Pass: Food for the Soul

    Took a couple of weeks off from our white shark research activity on Cape Cod to head out to the Pacific Northwest. Great to visit...
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    Close Encounters of the Shark Kind II
    John J King II
    • Jul 12, 2015
    • 1 min

    Close Encounters of the Shark Kind II

    Heartfelt thanks to the Nickerson Art Gallery in Chatham, to all those who turned out for our reception last night and to those of you...
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    Close Encounters of the Shark Kind: An exhibit of original photographs
    John J King II
    • Jul 3, 2015
    • 1 min

    Close Encounters of the Shark Kind: An exhibit of original photographs

    With Discovery Channel's Shark Week fast approaching, the adrenaline in this household is starting to increase with anticipation as it...
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    Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Spring on the Water
    John J King II
    • Jun 19, 2015
    • 1 min

    Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Spring on the Water

    On the outer Cape as most Cape Codders know, spring comes later than on the mainland. Sea temperatures are cool from the long winter and...
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    Finding the Last Dragons: Great Whites in South Australia
    John J King II
    • Jun 7, 2015
    • 4 min

    Finding the Last Dragons: Great Whites in South Australia

    Apologies to those of you who regularly check in on this blog. We have been remiss in posting for many weeks. Lots to catch up on. For...
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    Djibouti & the Horn of Africa
    John J King II
    • Mar 8, 2015
    • 2 min

    Djibouti & the Horn of Africa

    Continuing our 9-week African odyssey in East Africa we had the opportunity to explore Djibouti with our great friends and amazing...
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    North Atlantic Humpbacks in Winter
    John J King II
    • Feb 23, 2015
    • 2 min

    North Atlantic Humpbacks in Winter

    For the 4th consecutive year we made our way south out of the frigid New England winter to spend time with our friends at Aquatic...
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    Report from East Africa: Lake Tanganyika
    John J King II
    • Feb 12, 2015
    • 4 min

    Report from East Africa: Lake Tanganyika

    Our African Odyssey continued in Tanzania as we ventured by small plane south and west to the shores of Lake Tanganyika and the Mahale...
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