Orca

• ‘These weren’t mistakes’: Orcas documented sharing their food with humans

  Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island when the orcas dropped their prey directly in front of him and his colleagues.

  Environment

  Jun 30, 2025
  
• A girl! Good news for J-pod, as new orca calf is female

  The Centre for Whale Research says it has confirmed a new killer whale calf in a pod of endangered orcas that live off southwest British Columbia is female. 

  Environment

  Feb 19, 2025
  
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• ‘She has lost someone dear’: Professor hopes orca’s ‘grief swim’ spurs ethics rethink

  In 2018, Tahlequah captured worldwide attention when she carried the body of a calf for 17 days.

  Environment

  Jan 18, 2025
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• Heartbreaking photos show orca carrying her dead calf, just as she did for weeks in 2018

  "I think it's fair to say from a scientific perspective, if they have the same hardwiring, they're going to have the same emotions (as humans)."

  Environment

  Jan 3, 2025
• For a 2nd time, orca who lost baby seen carrying dead calf in northwestern U.S. waters

  J35 made international headlines in 2018 when she carried the young whale’s carcass with her for more than two weeks and 1,500 kilometres.

  Environment

  Jan 2, 2025
• ‘Surprising’ study finds more fish may not be key to orca survival

  A key assumption about dwindling numbers of southern resident killer whales pins the blame on a lack of salmon, but a study out of the University of British Columbia has found they have twice the number of chinook available in summer as their much healthier cousins, the northern residents.

  Environment

  Oct 14, 2024
• B.C. father and son have seen wildlife before. But this orca encounter was ‘incredible’

  Andrew Trites with the UBC Marine Mammal Research Centre said the group was likely hunting for harbour seals, which are abundant along the coast.

  Environment

  Aug 27, 2024
• 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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• ‘Honoured’: Pod of orcas delights and surprises fishermen off B.C. coast

  Les Doiron was wrapping up a fishing trip on the west coast of Vancouver Island with friends from Osoyoos, B.C., when they came across a majestic pod of orcas, captured on video.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2024
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• Orphan B.C. orca ‘likely’ seen at Friendly Cove on Vancouver Island: researcher

  A whale researcher says a young killer whale spotted surfacing Friday at Friendly Cove off the west coast of Vancouver Island is likely the orphan orca calf.

  Environment

  Jul 6, 2024