Desperately Seeking OrcasPresents information on the killer whales or orcas in British Columbia's Johnstone Strait. How people get the attention of the whales; How Haida Indians view the place.Pottenger, DennisWise, JayneNational Geogra...
"We'vereallycometolearnthatyouarewhatyoueat,"saysPeterRoss,seniorscientistandhealthywatersprogramdirectorattheRaincoastConservationFoundationinBritishColumbia,whowasn'tinvolvedinthestudy."Thetopofthefoodchain,asillustratedbytheselong-livedkillerwhales,isextremelyeasytohurt."...
Researchers have installed another underwater listening station in British Columbia’s Salish Sea to better understand how shipping noise impacts at-risk whales. The installation Monday was part of a program run by Port Metro Vancouver, the University of Victoria’s Ocean Networks Canada and the hyd...
Orcas Island is one of the San Juan Islands, a group of islands in the northwest corner of Washington state in the United States. The San Juan Islands are located in the Salish Sea, between the mainland of Washington and Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Orcas Island is the lar...
Orcas Island is one of the San Juan Islands, a group of islands in the northwest corner of Washington state in the United States. The San Juan Islands are located in the Salish Sea, between the mainland of Washington and Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Orcas Island is the lar...
A recent study using drone footage and biological tags on 11 killer whales off the coast of British Columbia reveals that orcas take only one breath between dives and primarily engage in short, shallow dives. The research also provides insights into orca breathing patterns and energy needs, indica...
If you want to see wild orcas, they can be found in every ocean, from the Arctic to Antarctic. The coast of Canada’s British Columbia, Argentina’s Valdes Peninsula, and Australia’s Bremer Bay are all popular orca-watching spots....
Both Trites and Giles think it is more likely that the orcas are just having fun or seeking an admittedly terrifying back scratch. “These whales are very tactile,” says Giles. “They interact with things in their environment, including each other.” A pod of whales in British Columbia ...
The Southern Resident killer whales are a small, close knit community of animals — more accurately known as orcas, the largest species of dolphins — which live primarily along the coast of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. When they were listed as endangered in 2005, there were 88 Sou...
"Nobody knows why this is happening," Andrew Trites, professor and director of Marine Mammal Research at the University of British Columbia, told CBS News. "My idea, or what anyone would give you, is informed speculation. It is a total mystery, unprecedented." ...