Killer Whale

• Orphan orca calf’s pod spotted off coast of Vancouver Island

  Members of a killer whale pod related to an orphan orca calf that escaped a remote B.C. tidal lagoon last month have been spotted off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.

  Environment

  May 21, 2024
  
• New drone images reveal orca calf trapped off B.C. coast is female

  The young killer whale stranded in the lagoon off Vancouver Island is a girl, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

  Environment

  Apr 5, 2024
  
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• B.C. scientists scooping killer whale poop to search for DNA

  The work is underway at what the foundation describes as a "cutting edge" genetics lab in West Vancouver, shared with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 

  Science

  Dec 7, 2023
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• ‘Impressive for this momma’: New killer whale calf spotted off Victoria coast

  The Pacific Whale Watch Association is still working to confirm whether the pair are related. If so, director Erin Gless said the calf will be called T046B2B.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2023
• Man accused of following, posing with B.C. orcas, DFO investigating

  Photographer 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.

  Environment

  Jul 5, 2023
• New orca calf spotted in endangered southern resident pod near B.C. waters

  A baby orca has apparently been born to an endangered killer whale population in the Pacific Northwest, scientists reported.

  Environment

  Jun 28, 2023
• Orca attacks yacht near Scotland, 1st such incident in northern waters

  The news of an orca attacking a boat in the North Sea comes amid an uptick of orca attacks against vessels off the Iberian peninsula that has earned international headlines.

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  Jun 23, 2023
• Lolita the orca to be freed to ‘home waters’ after 50+ years in captivity

  Lolita has lived at the Miami Seaquarium for 53 years, since she was captured in 1970 in Puget Sound when she was just 4 years old.

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  Mar 30, 2023
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• Killer whale seems to have adopted — or abducted — a pilot whale, surprising experts

  Researchers spotted the female orca and the pilot whale calf off the western coast of Iceland in August 2021. It may be the first recorded instance of alloparenting in orcas.

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  Mar 10, 2023
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• N.S. researcher spots first recorded case of an orca caring for another species’ baby

  A researcher at Dalhousie University says the orca may have been trying to adopt the newborn pilot whale, as the orca has never been spotted with a calf of her own.

  Environment

  Feb 23, 2023