Transient Orca

• Orcas delight onlookers at Vancouver’s Locarno Beach

  Visitors to Vancouver's Locarno Beach were treated to a rare sight Friday as a group of orcas swam near shore.

  Environment

  Jun 30, 2023
  
• Photographer captures stunning images of orcas breaching near Stanley Park

  A B.C. wildlife photographer looking for birds off the shores of Vancouver's Stanley Park has instead captured an unforgettable image of a different animal in flight.

  Environment

  Feb 15, 2023
  
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• New drone footage offers clearest look yet at B.C.’s rare white orca

  Experts say Tl'uk is not an albino, but have not yet settled on what caused its unusual white colouration.

  Jun 18, 2019
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• Move over, Moby Dick: rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo

  The jury is still out on exactly what the cause is, but the unusually-coloured calf spotted near Nanaimo on Tuesday is already making waves.

  May 29, 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
• Video shows transient orca towing sailboat off B.C. coast

  The video, posted to Facebook Sunday July 29, shows the whale dive under the moored vessel, which starts to move quickly across the water seconds later.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2018
• Transient orca hanging out in Comox Valley has officials concerned

  "To catch a killer whale that close with a video camera was just an absolute gift."

  Jul 31, 2018
• UPDATE: Popular orca possibly entangled in rope spotted ‘free and clear’ near D’Arcy Island

  An urgent search is underway for a popular transient orca who may have become entangled in rope and a float.

  Environment

  Nov 4, 2015