J50 Orca

• U.S. officials end active search for J50 as endangered orca presumed dead

  It's unclear whether Canadian officials will continue to actively look for the whale over the weekend.

  Environment

  Sep 15, 2018
  
• Endangered orca J50 dead, says Centre for Whale Research, but scientists hold out hope

  J50, who has been missing since Friday, has been declared dead by a group that tracks endangered southern resident orcas.

  Sep 13, 2018
  
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• Relief after ailing orca J50 spotted with pod Monday morning after absence

  J50 had lost a great deal of weight in recent months and was lagging some distance behind her family group, struggling to keep up.

  Sep 3, 2018