Killer Whales

• Rare footage shows dolphins helping orcas hunt off B.C. coast

  UBC researchers captured rare footage of killer whales teaming up with dolphins to hunt fish off Vancouver Island, revealing an unexpected win-win feeding strategy.

  Canada

  Dec 12
  
• Orphan orca freed from B.C. lagoon has yet to reunite with family, researchers say

  Brave Little Hunter, an orca calf that was freed in April from a Vancouver Island lagoon, is still on her own, researchers say. But she's living up to her name and holding her own.

  Environment

  Sep 6, 2024
  
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• B.C. company fined $30K for getting too close to orcas with drone

  A Vancouver-based film company and its drone operator have been fined a total of $30,000 for operating a drone too close to northern resident killer whales.

  Entertainment

  Aug 19, 2024
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• Orcas sink yet another yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar

  The two people on board had to be rescued by a nearby oil tanker after their sailing yacht was rammed by orcas.

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  May 14, 2024
• Banner year for Bigg’s killer whales in Salish Sea, with sighting records smashed

  According to the Pacific Whale Watch Association and Orca Behavior Institute, there were 1,270 unique sightings of the mammal-hunting killer whales between January and October.

  Environment

  Nov 8, 2023
• ‘It’s worrisome’: Worsening skin lesions on orcas concern for scientists

  Southern resident killer whales are increasingly suffering from skin diseases that leave large blotches on their distinctive black-and-white colouration, new research says.

  Environment

  Jul 1, 2023
• Orcas delight onlookers at Vancouver’s Locarno Beach

  Visitors to Vancouver's Locarno Beach were treated to a rare sight Friday as a group of orcas swam near shore.

  Environment

  Jun 30, 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
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• Orcas becoming strategic in their attacks, says boat captain ambushed twice

  Captain Dan Kriz says killer whales are getting faster and more strategic in their attacks on boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal.

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  Jun 12, 2023
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• ‘One in a million’: Deer photobombs killer whale in waters near B.C.-U.S. border

  Fatty seals are the preferred food of the Bigg's killer whale. Fortunately, this lean piece of venison wasn't enough to tempt Cooper, a 31-year-old male.

  Environment

  Jun 7, 2023