Orca Conservancy @OrcaConservancy

Orca Conservancy takes on the most critical issues now facing wild killer whales. orcaconservancy.org Seattle, Washington Joined April 2011

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Orca Conservancy @OrcaConservancy

2 months ago

Great turnout folks! 🫍🌲 Orca Conservancy’s Board Secretary Kendra Nelson spoke at the hearing to protect the lands around the Cable Bay Trail from heavy industrial rezoning. Read more from @CHEK_News

CHEK News @CHEK_News

2 months ago

The debate over a contentious rezoning proposal came to a head Thursday night at Nanaimo council, with what may have been a record crowd for the public hearing. cheknews.ca/nanaimo-sees-n…

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2 months ago

Photo: J37 Hy'Shqa and members of J Pod swimming by onlookers in Dodd Narrows, BC, Canada. Taken by Kendra Nelson, Board Secretary

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2 months ago

‼️ Alright, Canada! Here is a thread with two few Action Alerts for you to help protect the critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) & important habitat in British Columbia!

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2 months ago

2. Attend or submit a comment online for the public hearing to protect Cable Bay and Dodd Narrows, on Vancouver Island. If approved, this change would allow future industrial development in a sensitive habitat. 🫍 Hearing date April 16 Learn more: orcaconservancy.org/blog/action-al…

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2 months ago

1. Submit a public comment supporting the proposed amendments to Marine Mammal Protections to increase the minimum approach distance from 400 meters to 1,000 meters. 🫍 Comments due April 21st orcaconservancy.org/blog/action-al…

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3 months ago

@baycetology , which maintains the West Coast transient catalog, has officially designated them T419, T420, and T421.

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3 months ago

While little is known about these three, observed behavior confirms they are mammal-eating killer whales. More encounters or DNA samples will be needed to determine their population, but researchers suspect they may be Gulf of Alaska transients.

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3 months ago

We had some new fins making their way around Puget Sound last week! Meet T419, T420, and T421, a group of formerly undocumented whales that had never been recorded here. These three mystery whales captured attention after spending 4 days in Vancouver Harbor in BC, Canada.

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3 months ago

Here is the replay of our encounter with T419, T420, and T421 from last week! Footage was taken at Satlwater State Park in Des Moines, WA, and Dash Point State Park in Federal Way, WA. Subscribe for updates! youtu.be/E7sis8f8XTA?si…

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6 months ago

Photo: L105 Fluke, L91 Muncher, L110 Midnight, L106 Pooka

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6 months ago

🚨URGENT & TIME SENSITIVE ACTION ALERT🚨 Submit a comment to protect the Endangered Species Act! The public comment period closes on December 22, 2025, at 11:59 EST. To learn more about all the proposed changes and how to submit a comment, visit: orcaconservancy.org/blog/action-al…

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KIRO 7 @KIRO7Seattle

6 months ago

New orca calf born into southern resident’s K-Pod kiro7.com/news/local/new…

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6 months ago

Officials urge residents to look out for invasive Chinese mitten crabs in WA waterways kiro7.com/news/local/off…

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6 months ago

Photo taken by Orca Conservancy staff Tamara Kelley

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6 months ago

NEW CALF SPOTTED IN K POD!!! This afternoon, we were viewing K Pod when we spotted a very small & very orange calf amongst the K14s & K12s. We still need to go through our footage, but it appeared that the calf was primarily traveling with K36 Yoda.

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6 months ago

The Center for Whale Research (CWR) will assign the calf an alphanumeric ID—likely K47, as K46 was used in the historical catalog. Per their protocol, CWR will also confirm the calf’s maternity after it has been observed in three separate encounters.

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6 months ago

From our perspective on shore, the calf appears to look robust and energetic. We observed it surfacing often on its own and zipping around the large group of Ks. This new calf is the first calf born into K Pod since 2022.