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It’s been nearly 36 hours since a fishing vessel sank off the west side of San Juan Island, and the fallout is still causing some concern.
It's estimated the young calf is only a few months old, and its future is still up in the air.
2021 was a great year for killer whales in BC, as a record was smashed for unique sightings that were reported.
VICTORIA -- Southern resident killer whales made a splash off the coast of B.C. in the Haro Strait on Tuesday evening. It was the first major sighting of the endangered orcas in quite some time. "A pretty amazing moment actually, because the fog had really moved in, in the late afternoon, and we started hearing vocalizations of the killer whales over the Lime Kiln Hydrophone," said Monika Shields, director of the Orca Behavior Institute. "And shortly after that the fog cleared right as the whales were coming across the strait, so it was a beautiful evening to see them from San Juan Isl...
Where are the resident orca whales in WA? Researchers mark 100 days without J-pod in the Salish Sea by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI Washington's whale watchers used to be able to observe the state's three resident orca pods on a near daily basis in the Salish Sea during the peak spring and summer months. But now, the resident whales are becoming an increasingly rare sight. One of the resident orca pods, the J-pod, haven't been documented in the Salish Sea for over 100 days. While the K pod made a brief visit to the western end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on July 1, they have...