Southern Resident

• Man accused of following, posing with B.C. orcas, DFO investigating

  Photographer TJ Campbell said he saw the orcas and rushed down to the beach to get some shots of the pod, when he noticed a man in an aluminum boat in the water near the animals.

  Environment

  Jul 5, 2023
  
• Inbreeding contributes to southern resident killer whale’s low population growth: study

  Southern resident killer whales had the highest levels of inbreeding of five North Pacific killer whale populations analyzed by researchers.

  Environment

  Mar 24, 2023
  
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• Researchers celebrate birth of orca to endangered southern resident population

  The Center for Whale Research in Washington said Wednesday a baby orca named L125 was added to the killer whale family.

  Feb 18, 2021
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• Another endangered southern resident orca missing, feared dead

  Orca L41, popularly known as 'Mega,' was one of just 73 remaining members of the threatened population.

  Jan 29, 2020
• 3 missing endangered southern resident orcas now presumed dead: researchers

  The deaths leave the critically endangered population at just 73 whales.

  Environment

  Aug 7, 2019
• ‘A huge relief’: calf born to critically endangered southern resident killer whale J Pod

  Micheal Weiss, a biologist with the Washington-based Centre for Whale Research said if the calf survives, it would bring the struggling southern resident population back up to 76.

  Canada

  May 31, 2019
• Orca sighting in Vancouver inner harbour shows health of transient killer whale population: researcher

  While B.C.'s southern resident killer whales teeter on the edge of extinction, a smorgasbord of seals has been good news for their orca cousins.

  Environment

  Apr 17, 2019
• $1.1-billion Washington state plan to save orcas includes partial whale-watching ban

  "We are undertaking a herculean effort to save these iconic creatures," said Washington Governor Jay Inslee.

  Environment

  Dec 15, 2018
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• Protesters call for end to Chinook salmon fishing to save endangered orcas

  Protesters are floating a new idea to protect endangered southern resident killer whales: stop fishing for their primary food source.

  Environment

  Oct 3, 2018
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• U.S. officials end active search for J50 as endangered orca presumed dead

  It's unclear whether Canadian officials will continue to actively look for the whale over the weekend.

  Environment

  Sep 15, 2018