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Petition: Pacific Killer Whales are Dying–Here’s Why

Petition: Pacific Killer Whales are Dying–Here’s Why

December 21, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Scientists have been researching why orcas in the Pacific Ocean have died and their research shows that it’s partly due to human interaction. Stephen Raverty at the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture in Canada and colleagues conducted the research on 53 orcas that had washed up along the Pacific Coast, from British Columbia down to […]

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Sri Lankans save pilot whales in epic rescue after mass stranding

Sri Lankans save pilot whales in epic rescue after mass stranding

November 13, 2020November 9, 2020 Supertrooper 1 Comment

PANADURA, Sri Lanka — Volunteers in Sri Lanka defied the ongoing COVID-19 second wave to join a mammoth overnight rescue effort to push more than 100 stranded pilot whales back into the sea. At least five whales were reported to have died despite the efforts. The whales beached in the southwestern town of Panadura, about […]

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Tahlequah the orca – famous for carrying her dead calf for 17 days – gives birth again

Tahlequah the orca – famous for carrying her dead calf for 17 days – gives birth again

September 15, 2020September 12, 2020 Supertrooper 1 Comment

An orca who became famous around the world in 2018 when she carried her stillborn calf aloft in the water for 17 days has given birth to a healthy baby. The not-for-profit Center for Whale Research spotted the baby, dubbed J-57, “swimming vigorously alongside its mother”, named Tahlequah, on Saturday in waters near the border […]

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Orca Mother Who Carried Dead Calf 17 Days Is Pregnant Again

Orca Mother Who Carried Dead Calf 17 Days Is Pregnant Again

August 8, 2020March 9, 2021 Supertrooper 4 Comments

Tahlequah, the southern resident killer whale who broke hearts around the world when she carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles, is pregnant again. Tahlequah’s grueling journey called attention to the plight of the endangered orcas who roam the waters between Washington state and British Columbia. The animals are threatened […]

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Fight to reunite Orca with family after being held captive in tank for 50 years

Fight to reunite Orca with family after being held captive in tank for 50 years

May 20, 2020December 5, 2021 Supertrooper 4 Comments

Conservationists hope to reunite an orca with her family in the ocean after she was held in captive in a concrete tank for 50 years. Corky was caught off the coast of Canada in 1969 aged four and is now the oldest and longest held killer whale in the world. Marine biologists have found her […]

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The female park rangers protecting turtles from traffickers in Nicaragua

The female park rangers protecting turtles from traffickers in Nicaragua

January 6, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

The lights draw uncertain lines under the blanket of stars that joins the sea to the sky at El Ostional Beach in southern Nicaragua, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the border with Costa Rica. The silence of the darkness is interrupted by the noise of waves crashing on the shore and the clicks of flashlights […]

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Another Loss Brings West Coast’s Beloved Orcas to a 30-Year Low

Another Loss Brings West Coast’s Beloved Orcas to a 30-Year Low

July 7, 2018December 23, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Conservationists are mourning another tragic loss for the west coast’s beloved orcas, whose population is now the lowest it’s been in 30 years. These orcas, who are otherwise known as the southern resident killer whales, live in three distinct pods (J,K and L) that travel through Puget Sound, the Straight of Georgia and the Strait […]

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Knobble the Minke Whale

Knobble the Minke Whale

March 18, 2013December 22, 2019 Ewan Miles 2 Comments

The whale watch operator Sea Life Surveys based on Mull has been covering areas of Hebridean waters since 1982 with the main focus being minke whales which arrive in the summer season to take advantage of the abundant food supplies. Part of Sea Life Surveys’ work, along with taking groups out to experience the fantastic […]

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