Bc Orcas
-
Whale experts confident B.C. orca calf will survive, find family if rescue plan succeedsThe video confirmation of the orca calf eating the seal meat gave the rescue team more time to consider their options.EnvironmentApr 21, 2024
-
Fishing vessel with crane, net arrives in Zeballos for orca calf rescueA large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C.EnvironmentApr 19, 2024
-
-
Advertisement
-
Clock ticking for B.C. orca calf rescue, Vancouver Aquarium official saysVancouver Aquarium official Martin Haulena said time is ticking for the rescue operation as the calf may be having trouble getting food.EnvironmentApr 14, 2024
-
-
Advertisement
-
‘Highly complex operation’: Low tide pauses B.C. orca rescue effortsEfforts to save an orca calf off Vancouver Island were frustrated by low tides on Saturday. Meanwhile, officials say they are re-thinking methods being used in the rescue attempt.CanadaMar 31, 2024
-
Vancouver Island community unable to save stranded orcaA stranded orca has died in the small Vancouver Island community of Zeballos, despite rescue efforts by local residents. Concerns remain for the fate of a calf swimming nearby.EnvironmentMar 24, 2024
-
-
B.C. orcas threatened by lack of fatty salmon, UBC researchers sayUBC researchers say orcas are not only threatened by the decline of the overall salmon population but also the reduction in high-quality fatty salmon, the whales' preferred meal.EnvironmentFeb 24, 2023
-
-
Chemical pollutant used in toilet paper found in endangered orcas, study revealsThe team also found the pollutants were transferred from mother to baby in a pregnant southern resident killer whale whose tissue was analyzed.EnvironmentJan 12, 2023
-
4 orcas give kayakers a show off the B.C. coastThe whales came very near to the kayakers but Meyrick Jones said they were not scared of them.EnvironmentAug 10, 2020
-
-
Advertisement
-
Fish farm vessel didn’t change course when warned of orcas in its path: tour operator"The captain of the vessel proceeded to basically continue at a speed at its current bearing..."EnvironmentJun 29, 2018
Trending
-
So long, Jay-Z: Rapper officially changes stage name to JAŸ-Z72,952 Read -
To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs51,467 Read -
Algorithmic pricing is being used in Canada. Why many want it banned31,343 Read -
‘Disbelief’ felt after school attacks prevented in Nova Scotia, Manitoba23,201 Read -
Taylor Frankie Paul ‘Bachelorette’ season cancelled 3 days before premiere17,023 Read -
Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star and martial arts champ, dead at 8614,041 Read -