She is not the only pregnant orca either.

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

Researchers say the drone footage has also shown the southern resident pods' two calves appear to be doing well.

Ecojustice filed the suit Monday morning on behalf of environmental groups Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Living Oceans Society.

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.

The recommendations for slower, quieter ferry traffic came on the same day the province announced it was restoring nearly 3,000 sailings to coastal communities.

Marine Mammal Research Unit director Andrew Trites said the reports are the best piece of news he could imagine hearing for the Southern Resident killer whales.

Several southern resident whales were documented to be pregnant in September, but so far there has been no sign of babies.

Fisheries and Oceans Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the government is looking at creating new areas of critical habitat off the west coast of Vancouver Island for southern resident killer whales.

A Danish report in the journal Science found that PCBs could lead to the disappearance of half of the world's orcas from the most heavily contaminated areas in the next 30 to 50 years.