Bc Orcas

• Whale experts confident B.C. orca calf will survive, find family if rescue plan succeeds

  The video confirmation of the orca calf eating the seal meat gave the rescue team more time to consider their options.

  Environment

  Apr 21, 2024
  
• Fishing vessel with crane, net arrives in Zeballos for orca calf rescue

  A 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.

  Environment

  Apr 19, 2024
  
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• Clock ticking for B.C. orca calf rescue, Vancouver Aquarium official says

  Vancouver Aquarium official Martin Haulena said time is ticking for the rescue operation as the calf may be having trouble getting food.

  Environment

  Apr 14, 2024
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• ‘Highly complex operation’: Low tide pauses B.C. orca rescue efforts

  Efforts 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.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2024
• Vancouver Island community unable to save stranded orca

  A 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.

  Environment

  Mar 24, 2024
• B.C. orcas threatened by lack of fatty salmon, UBC researchers say

  UBC 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.

  Environment

  Feb 24, 2023
• Chemical pollutant used in toilet paper found in endangered orcas, study reveals

  The team also found the pollutants were transferred from mother to baby in a pregnant southern resident killer whale whose tissue was analyzed. 

  Environment

  Jan 12, 2023
• 4 orcas give kayakers a show off the B.C. coast

  The whales came very near to the kayakers but Meyrick Jones said they were not scared of them.

  Environment

  Aug 10, 2020
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• 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..."

  Environment

  Jun 29, 2018