Orcas

• Orca pod returns to central B.C. coast after 20 years: researchers

  On Monday, a Fisheries and Oceans Canada researcher captured photos of the pod, including a new calf, entering Fife Sound in the Broughton Archipelago. 

  Environment

  Jan 7
• 4 orcas give kayakers a show off the B.C. coast

  The whales came very near to the kayakers but Meyrick Jones said they were not scared of them.

  Environment

  Aug 10, 2020
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• The orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles is pregnant again

  She is not the only pregnant orca either.

  Environment

  Jul 28, 2020
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• New rules for B.C. boaters to help protect southern resident killer whales

  DFO has outlined measures for boaters to protect the southern resident killer whales.

  May 7, 2020
• ‘Quieter ocean’ from COVID-19 could be a boon to endangered orcas, say researchers

  "Many of these whales in the southern resident community have never known a quiet Salish Sea," said Prof. Lauren McWhinney.

  Health

  May 6, 2020
• TripAdvisor ends ticket sales to attractions breeding or selling whales, dolphins

  The travel booking platform said that the new policy is aimed at preventing future generations of dolphins, whales and porpoises from spending life in captivity.

  Environment

  Oct 2, 2019
• ‘That’s really close’: Orca pod comes within inches of Olympic rower’s B.C. dock

  Three-time Olympic medalist Silken Laumann posted video of the close encounter, which she says is happening more frequently near her Victoria-area home.

  Aug 4, 2019
• ‘Completely oblivious’: Video catches boat speeding through orca pod near Vancouver

  The boater broke rules imposed by the federal government that require vessels to stay at least 400 metres away from killer whales.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2019
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• Ships must keep 400 metres away as part of new rules to protect killer whales on B.C. coast

  Friday saw the latest set of recovery measures for the endangered southern residents, of which only 75 remain and face a number of serious threats.

  Environment

  May 10, 2019
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• ‘We were mesmerized’: Video captures orcas hunting sea lions just metres off B.C. beach

  "Even 20 minutes after they were gone we were all mesmerized by what just happened."

  Environment

  Apr 14, 2019