Sarah Allen

Sarah Allen is the ocean and coastal resources program lead for the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service. She has studied birds and marine mammals from California to Antarctica.

Orcas of the California Coast: Deciphering the Culture of Killer Whales

January 13, 2014 • by Sarah Allen and Moe Flannery

Our growing understanding of orca ecotypes — bolstered by recent advances in research technology and protocols — has been a major key to unlocking the mystery of the killer whales of the eastern North Pacific.