Endangered Northwest orca population drops as 3 males die
WEB2 days ago · Newborn orca J60 surfaces next to orca J40 in central Puget Sound on Dec. 26, 2023. Three members of the Northwest’s population of endangered orcas died over the past year. The Center for Whale ...
Endangered orca’s new baby appears on video, surprising …
WEB4 days ago · The Seattle Times. An orca has been born to the southern residents: L128, calf of a first-time, 31-year-old mom, L90. The baby is tiny, with clear fetal folds, making it probably about 3 days old ...
New Southern Resident orca calf seen in stunning NOAA drone …
WEBSep 25, 2024 · The L Pod is the largest of the three Southern Resident pods, according to the Orca Conservancy (OC), with around 34 members. Weiss said the mother is a whale labeled L90, with the new calf ...
What drove killer whales' dramatic behavior this year? - NBC News
WEBOrcas have been known to target the liver when preying on sharks in the past. Since 2017, scientists have followed a hunting spree by two killer whales named Port and Starboard, which have killed...
Dramatic video shows whale capsizing boat off New Hampshire - NBC News
WEBJul 24, 2024 · Two boaters escaped with their lives off New Hampshire after a whale breached and capsized their vessel in a dramatic spectacle that was captured on video, the Coast Guard said Tuesday.
Killer whales attack and sink sailing yacht in the Strait of ... - CBS News
WEBMay 14, 2024 · A sailing yacht sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar on Sunday after an unknown number of orcas slammed into the vessel with two people on board and caused a water leak, officials said.
Orcas sink boat in Strait of Gibraltar; two passengers rescued
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Orcas attacked and sank a boat in the Strait of Gibraltar, prompting Spanish officials to issue a warning to sailors in case they ever encounter one of the giant sea mammals. On Sunday, orcas...
Scientists may have found a new population of orcas off Oregon …
WEBApr 12, 2024 · Scientists at the University of British Columbia may have identified a new population of orcas, also known as killer whales, feeding in the deep waters off the coasts of Oregon and California....
These Vets Make House Calls for Killer Whales
WEBDec 26, 2023 · The Southern Resident killer whales, one of several distinct orca communities that inhabit the Pacific Northwest, can be elusive, so the researchers were delighted to find a small pod of them.
Orcas sank a yacht off Spain — the latest in a slew of such ... - NPR
WEBJun 13, 2023 · The crew of a sinking yacht was rescued off the coast of Spain this week after a pod of orcas apparently rammed the vessel – the latest "attack" by the marine mammals in the area that has left ...