Orcas

• Orcas use kelp tools to groom, researchers say

  Researchers say higher quality drones helped them spot the whales regularly breaking off pieces of kelp to use as a tool, pressed between their bodies.

  Environment

  Jun 23
  
• Stranded orcas, dolphins left in rotting tanks in closed French marine park

  The two orcas, a mother and son named Wikie and Keijo. were born and raised in captivity, meaning they would not survive in the wild.

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  May 16
  
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• B.C. woman fined for paddleboarding too close to orca pod

  According to witnesses, 40-year-old Christine Jamieson ran down to the dock with a paddleboard and paddled out to see the whales up close and personal.

  Canada

  Feb 5
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• Orcas make ‘grocery’ trip to downtown Vancouver

  A family of killer whales has made a rare trip into waters off downtown Vancouver for what an expert says was likely a "grocery shopping" hunt for harbour seals.

  Environment

  Nov 25, 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
• Woman injured after orcas ram another boat off Spain’s coast

  The woman was injured during a bungled rescue mission after a pod of orcas rammed into her sailboat and bit chunks out of the rudder.

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  Aug 27, 2024
• ‘Shocking and stupid’: Man fined for trying to ‘body slam’ orca

  The video shows a man leaping off the edge of a boat towards an adult orca and a calf while his companions cheer him on.

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  May 22, 2024
• 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
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• Lone orca filmed killing, eating a great white shark for 1st time

  A team of scientists observed a solo orca killing and then devouring the liver of a great white shark off the coast of South Africa.

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  Mar 7, 2024
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• Toxic chemicals from oil spills, wildfire smoke found in B.C. killer whales

  The dangerous substances were found in the muscle and liver samples of six Bigg's killer whales and six southern resident killer whales, its endangered cousin. 

  Environment

  Dec 19, 2023