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Orca Conservancy

@OrcaConservancy

Orca Conservancy takes on the most critical issues now facing wild killer whales.

 Seattle, Washington
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Joined April 2011
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CHEK News
@CHEK_NewsOct 7
Researchers recorded another southern resident killer whale (SRKW) carrying a dead newborn calf off the waters of Vancouver Island, echoing a behaviour that made headlines over the past decade. cheknews.ca/another-southern…
Another southern resident killer whale spotted carrying dead calf

Another southern resident killer whale spotted carrying dead calf

Researchers recorded another southern resident killer whale (SRKW) carrying a dead newborn calf off the waters of Vancouver Island, echoing a behaviour that made headlines over the past decade.

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NOAA Fisheries@NOAAFisheriesOct 1
We released a new report on large whale entanglements confirmed in the United States in 2025. There were 76 confirmed large whale entanglement cases that year—similar to the historical average and a decrease from 2024. bit.ly/3VbIWMW
A humpback whale entangled in monofilament gillnet and floats off the coast of Monterey, California. Credit: Isaiah Foulks, Discovery Whale Watch

ALT A humpback whale entangled in monofilament gillnet and floats off the coast of Monterey, California. Credit: Isaiah Foulks, Discovery Whale Watch

Responders from Georgia Department of Natural Resources use a specialized knife to safely cut gear on a North Atlantic right whale off the coast of Georgia in December 2025. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute survey funded by NOAA Fisheries and Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

ALT Responders from Georgia Department of Natural Resources use a specialized knife to safely cut gear on a North Atlantic right whale off the coast of Georgia in December 2025. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute survey funded by NOAA Fisheries and Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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@KIRO7SeattleSep 18
New orca calf officially has a name kiro7.com/news/local/new-orc…
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@KIRO7Seattle10 Dec 2025
New orca calf born into southern resident’s K-Pod kiro7.com/news/local/new-orc…
New orca calf born into southern resident’s K-Pod

New orca calf born into southern resident’s K-Pod

A new calf was spotted with the K Pod on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Orca Conservancy, a “very small and very orange calf” was spotted with K36.

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@KIRO7Seattle10 Dec 2025
Officials urge residents to look out for invasive Chinese mitten crabs in WA waterways kiro7.com/news/local/officia…
Officials urge residents to look out for invasive Chinese mitten crabs in WA waterways

Officials urge residents to look out for invasive Chinese mitten crabs in WA waterways

Officials are urging Washingtonians to stay vigilant after a second invasive Chinese mitten crab was spotted in Oregon’s waterways recently.

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Tsunami Watch upgraded to Tsunami ADVISORY for #BC Notification Zones A, B, C & D. Strong & potentially dangerous waves & currents are possible. Waves may continue for several hours. Stay away from beaches & waterways. More info: emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/ev… #BCTsunami
Tsunami Advisory CANCELLED for B.C. - EmergencyInfoBC

Tsunami Advisory CANCELLED for B.C. - EmergencyInfoBC

Tsunami - A magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred 80 miles (136 km) SE of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia. A Tsunami Advisory was CANCELLED for all B.C. Tsunami Notification Zones.

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Bay Cetology@BayCetology25 Jul 2025
The NRKW ID app version 2.0 is now live! Recent populations updates include 20 newly documented calves, 8 missing individuals and 4 deceased individuals and updated ID photos all around. Download it free from the App Store or Google Play.
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Oak Bay News@OakBayNews8 Jul 2025
"Urgent and bold action" is needed to save the endangered southern resident killer whales from extinction “before it’s too late,” says a new report from a group of scientists. oakbaynews.com/local-news/sc…

Regional News Archives - Oak Bay News

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President Trump has canceled an initiative to restore Columbia Basin salmon runs. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR

Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR

The Biden administration brokered the deal in 2023 that provided a pathway to dam removal on the Snake River.

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In the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal, southern residents have been documented detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other. st.news/3G9d8Rw
Southern resident orcas pick up, use kelp in newly discovered behavior

Southern resident orcas pick up, use kelp in newly discovered behavior

In the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal, southern residents have been documented detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other.

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PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION@PSF23 Jun 2025
Last year saw one of the highest endangered Chinook returns in a decade for the Sq’éwqel (Seabird Island Band) community near Agassiz. That moment was made possible by years of restoration at Maria Slough, and the work continues this summer. psf.ca/news-media/1-8-millio…
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FOX 13 Seattle
@fox13seattle4 Jun 2025
A proposed tidal energy project in the Salish Sea is facing fierce pushback from environmental groups. They say it could endanger the region’s last remaining Southern Resident killer whales. fox13seattle.com/news/giant-…
Giant turbine sparks outrage in WA orca habitat: ‘Like a 747 in the water’

Giant turbine sparks outrage in WA orca habitat: ‘Like a 747 in the water’

A proposed tidal energy project in the Salish Sea is facing fierce pushback from environmental groups. They say it could endanger the region’s last remaining Southern Resident killer whales.

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Bay Cetology@BayCetology8 Apr 2025
AI for killer whales with finwave.io pugetsoundinstitute.org/whal…
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Yurok Tribe@TheYurokTribe22 Jan 2025
The Yurok Fisheries Department is analyzing scales from the 1st cohort of salmon to spawn above the former Klamath River dams in a century. The scale samples came fish that reproduced in Spencer, Jenny, Shovel, and Fall Creeks as well as the main-stem Klamath.
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Mother orca Tahlequah is continuing to carry her burden of grief: a dead calf that she now has been refusing to let go of for at least 11 days. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
Mother orca Tahlequah continues ‘tour of grief’ with dead calf

Mother orca Tahlequah continues ‘tour of grief’ with dead calf

Tahlequah is the orca whose story shocked the world in 2018 when she carried a calf that lived only half an hour for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles.

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@fox13seattle7 Jan 2025
A critical vote on Tuesday could have far-reaching impacts for both the state’s fishermen and the endangered southern resident killer whales. fox13seattle.com/news/wa-net…
Orcas or fishermen? Washington's crucial decision on net pen ban

Orcas or fishermen? Washington's crucial decision on net pen ban

A critical vote on Tuesday could have far-reaching impacts for both the state’s fishermen and the endangered southern resident killer whales.

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@fox13seattle2 Jan 2025
Southern resident orca Tahlequah is suffering the loss of yet another calf. Here's where she and her deceased calf have been spotted. fox13seattle.com/news/orca-p…
Orca Tahlequah seen pushing second dead calf in WA waters

Orca Tahlequah seen pushing second dead calf in WA waters

Southern resident orca Tahlequah is suffering the loss of yet another calf. Here's where she and her deceased calf have been spotted.

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The Seattle Times
@seattletimes1 Jan 2025
J61's birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles over 17 days. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies

Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies

J61’s birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles over 17 days.

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Global BC
@GlobalBC31 Dec 2024
BREAKING: Crews are battling a fire in Telegraph Cove. The extent of the damage is unknown. globalnews.ca/news/10937952/…
Homes, pub, museum, historic boardwalk among ruins of Telegraph Cove fire - BC | Globalnews.ca

Homes, pub, museum, historic boardwalk among ruins of Telegraph Cove fire - BC | Globalnews.ca

Port McNeill Fire Chief Dean Tait said the call came in at 5:27 a.m. and crews could see huge flames and smoke over the mountain as they drove to the fire.

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FOX 13 Seattle
@fox13seattle24 Dec 2024
Orcas in our region have seen record-breaking highs, and heartbreaking lows this year. We look at what has gone well for them, and the challenges they face now. fox13seattle.com/news/j-pod-…
A glimmer of hope: J-Pod’s new calf seen with Tahlequah, the grieving WA orca

A glimmer of hope: J-Pod’s new calf seen with Tahlequah, the grieving WA orca

Orcas in our region have seen record-breaking highs, and heartbreaking lows this year. We look at what has gone well for them, and the challenges they face now.

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