Humpbacks

• ‘Baby boom’: Banner year for orcas, whales in B.C.’s Salish Sea

  'It has been incredible to witness the continued rise of Bigg’s killer whales in the Salish Sea.'

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2022
  
• ‘An incredible encounter’: Photos of breaching humpbacks near Victoria show thriving species

  The whale watching company behind the photos say the pictures are proof that the area's humpback population is improving.

  Jul 20, 2019
  
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• Humpback whales have new protections after Trump administration settles with environmentalists

  U.S. federal authorities have designated three groups of West Coast humpbacks as endangered or threatened.

  Environment

  Aug 24, 2018
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• Feds to lift protections for Pacific humpback

  Ottawa no longer considers the North Pacific population of humpback whales a threatened species, which lifts many legal protections for the whales' habitat.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2014