Orca
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A girl! Good news for J-pod, as new orca calf is femaleThe 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.EnvironmentFeb 19
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‘She has lost someone dear’: Professor hopes orca’s ‘grief swim’ spurs ethics rethinkIn 2018, Tahlequah captured worldwide attention when she carried the body of a calf for 17 days.EnvironmentJan 18
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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)."EnvironmentJan 3
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For a 2nd time, orca who lost baby seen carrying dead calf in northwestern U.S. watersJ35 made international headlines in 2018 when she carried the young whale’s carcass with her for more than two weeks and 1,500 kilometres.EnvironmentJan 2
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‘Surprising’ study finds more fish may not be key to orca survivalA 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.EnvironmentOct 14, 2024
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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.EnvironmentAug 27, 2024
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B.C. company fined $30K for getting too close to orcas with droneA 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.EntertainmentAug 19, 2024
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‘Honoured’: Pod of orcas delights and surprises fishermen off B.C. coastLes 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.CanadaAug 16, 2024
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Orphan B.C. orca ‘likely’ seen at Friendly Cove on Vancouver Island: researcherA 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.EnvironmentJul 6, 2024
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Video: Orca pod swims in Bowen Island sailboat raceWitnesses said a pod of orcas was seen playing with a number of sailboats for hours on Saturday off the coast of Bowen Island.EnvironmentJun 9, 2024
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