Southern Resident Orca
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Man accused of following, posing with B.C. orcas, DFO investigatingPhotographer TJ Campbell said he saw the orcas and rushed down to the beach to get some shots of the pod, when he noticed a man in an aluminum boat in the water near the animals.EnvironmentJul 5, 2023
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Endangered southern resident killer whale presumed dead: expertThe endangered southern resident killer whale population may have suffered more loss with one of the orcas presumed dead, says an expert.EnvironmentAug 7, 2021
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Endangered killer whale who carried dead calf for 17 days gives birth againJ35 made international headlines in 2018 when her last calf died shortly after birth. She then carried the young whale's carcass with her for more than two weeks and 1,500 kilometres.EnvironmentSep 6, 2020
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Another endangered southern resident orca missing, feared deadOrca L41, popularly known as 'Mega,' was one of just 73 remaining members of the threatened population.Jan 29, 2020
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3 missing endangered southern resident orcas now presumed dead: researchersThe deaths leave the critically endangered population at just 73 whales.EnvironmentAug 7, 2019
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2 ailing endangered orcas missing, researchers fear they may have diedShould researchers confirm orcas J17 and K25 have died, it would mean just 72 critically endangered southern resident killer whales remain.Jul 9, 2019
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Endangered southern resident orcas spotted off Vancouver Island after late return to regionThe DFO said J-pod's new mother, J31, and her calf were also sighted.Jul 5, 2019
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Researchers alarmed as another adult southern resident killer whale and calf found in poor healthU.S. scientists recently released photos that show the adult known as J17 has deteriorated in health since she was assessed last fall.EnvironmentMay 19, 2019
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Endangered orca once feared to be dying showing marked improvement: researchersJ17 is now showing little sign of "peanut head," a misshapen head and neck caused by starvation, according to the Centre for Whale Research.EnvironmentApr 11, 2019
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Endangered orca feared to be dying spotted alive, in slightly better shapeJ17, a member of the J-pod, is one of just a handful of orcas remaining in the SRKW population.EnvironmentMar 25, 2019
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