Naomi Rose is the marine mammal scientist for the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, DC. She works on several campaigns and coalitions addressing problems associated with cetacean live capture, trade, and captivity, both in the US and abroad.
She has been a member of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Scientific Committee since 2000, where she participates in the subcommittees on environmental concerns and whale watching. She has authored or co-authored over thirty-five scientific papers and authored numerous articles for animal protection publications, as well as chapters in several books. She lectures annually at three universities and speaks at and participates in various conferences, workshops, meetings, and task forces at the international, national and state level.
She has testified before the U.S. Congress four times and at several state legislative and regulatory hearings. Her work was featured in the 2012 non-fiction book Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity, by David Kirby, and she gave a TedX Talk in Bend, Oregon in April 2015 on captive orca welfare. She received a PhD in biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1992, where her dissertation examined the social dynamics of wild orcas. She has worked in the marine mammal advocacy field for over twenty years.
Contributions to HumansandNature.org:
- Putting Empathy on Display
A response to “How can zoos and aquariums foster cultures of care and conservation?”
Noteworthy Links:
- Let’s Throw Shamu a Retirement Party
Naomi A. Rose speaks at TEDx Bend. Animal Welfare Institute
Learn more about Naomi A. Rose’s work on animal welfare.From The Dolphin’s Point of View
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