Based out of the Dalhousie University Biology Department (Halifax, Nova Scotia), the Whitehead Lab conducts conservation-based cetacean research.
Led by Dr. Hal Whitehead, the Whitehead Lab is based out of the Dalhousie University Biology Department (Halifax, Nova Scotia). Broadly, our group conducts scientific research on the culture, behavioral ecology, and population biology of several cetacean species, with specific focus on social organization, ranging behavior, distribution, acoustics, and conservation. Our primary study species include the sperm whale, the northern bottlenose whale, and the long-finned pilot whale. Past study species have also included Sowerby’s beaked whales, narwhals, river dolphins, killer whales, belugas, and more.
