Each calf reaching adulthood carries hopes of an entire species struggling w/dwindling #salmon, vessel noise & changing ocean,K42’s journey is a beautiful story growing up in a Orca family that never leaves its side
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In a world where SRKW Orca population remains fragile,new calves carry with them the promise of a future still worth fighting for.
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#CenterForWhaleResearch & #NOAA Documentation of #SouthernResidentKillerWhale Calves
J64 is photographed swimming alongside its mother, J42, on Sept. 18. During an encounter with J-Pod on Oct. 23, the calf was not seen and is now presumed to be deceased. CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH J42 is photographed swimming alongside its mother, J42, on Sept. 18. During an encounter with J-Pod on Oct. 23, the calf was not seen and is now presumed to be deceased. CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH
Newest J-Pod orca calf missing, presumed dead
Latest observation of J-Pod on Oct. 23 did not find J64
#Orcas #SouthernResident #Blackfish #Cetaceans #Marinelife #Wildlife #Oceans #Environment #CenterForWhaleResearch #EndangeredSpecies #Cdnpoli #USpoli
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Our first encounter with the newest calf in the SRKW population J63 is up! We also documented all members of both J pod and K pod, as well as the other young calf J62!
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Our 13th encounter of the year is up! We were able to photograph and document all 26 members of J Pod including newest member J62.
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We had an early morning encounter with J Pod as they traveled North up Haro Strait on March 6, 2025. The whales were spread but we managed to locate everyone.
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Our 8th encounter of the year was with J pod along the west side of San Juan Island as they traveled all together in a single group on Feb 17, 2025. We were able to make several drone flights for behavioral data observations.
#centerforwhaleresearch #whaleresearch #killerwhales #salishsea
Check out these amazing photos of J35 and her son J47 from our latest encounter with J Pod as they porpoised west into big waves on Feb 15, 2025! Encounter 7 is up on our interactive encounters map! Link below!
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The #CenterForWhaleResearch is on Bluesky!!!!
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It was such a privilege to see Northern Resident killer whales last week. Here's our post with photos and details!
#orca #orcas #killerwhale #killerwhales #centerforwhaleresearch #northernresidentorcas
FVCK! #SRKW K26 Lobo & NEW CALF L128 reported missing by the #CenterForWhaleResearch
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