{"id":189,"date":"2021-10-30T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceanwp.org\/gym\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2021-11-14T20:24:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T20:24:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testsite-wows.wildoceanwhale.org\/?page_id=189","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"189\" class=\"elementor elementor-189\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccc7a34 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccc7a34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42f4b80\" data-id=\"42f4b80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9501383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9501383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e66d762 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e66d762\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac0f73f\" data-id=\"ac0f73f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661acc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"661acc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs) is a Registered Canadian Charity (#811710938RR0001)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd15fe8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd15fe8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f0c1e5\" data-id=\"0f0c1e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3932d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af3932d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After many years of documenting and recording whales, dolphins and porpoise in our BC waters, our founder Susan MacKay started Whales and Dolphins BC in 2010, which continues as a part of our conservation organization Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs). WOWs provides a valuable collaborative platform for whale watching boats, researchers and the public to connect with ocean species by contributing cetaceans sightings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-zmkisfp elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"zmkisfp\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-xhopvah\" data-id=\"xhopvah\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-oexsiwn\" 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information and education.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To facilitate marine mammal research in BC by establishing a sightings database with cetacea movements, behaviour, IDs, etc.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To protect the environment for the benefit of the public by conserving ecosystems and wildlife through our rescue and response program including locating, tracking and monitoring entangled animals using our sightings data and reports.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-trzegqp\" data-id=\"trzegqp\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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Our dedicated team of volunteers include our Board of Directors, online and numerous on the ground assistants. Even our part-time paid staff, additionally volunteer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can\u2019t say enough about our appreciated Volunteers all contributing valuable time and effort. See <a href=\"https:\/\/wildoceanwhale.org\/about-us\/our-team\">Our Team<\/a> page.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">About Us Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs) is a Registered Canadian Charity (#811710938RR0001) After many years of documenting and recording whales, dolphins and porpoise in our BC waters, our founder Susan MacKay started Whales and Dolphins BC in 2010, which continues as a part of our conservation organization Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs). 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