The header photo contains L73/Flash from 2007 The following is carried over from Orca Network; The Center for Whale Research has shared the results of their 2010 summer Orca Survey, with the sad news that we have lost 3 adult orcas and one calf this year. Missing and presumed dead are: L114, new calf born [...]
August 21, 2010
How can we benefit from knowing that orcas and whales rubs on rocks? What healing possibilities are in this for us? How can we learn from them? How can this benefit them and our planet? Quite simply put, it’s a sacred encounter. Perhaps we may be mesmerized by them (orcas) and their closeness to us, [...]
June 17, 2010
This is a post dedicated to the legendary 3 brothers known as the A36′s. They are a small group of northern resident orcas (killer whales) who frequent the north of Vancouver Island during the summer season. This season they returned but have not since been sighted with brother A32 aka Cracroft. It’s possible as pointed [...]
May 7, 2010
Photo: © C Tucker. A Northern Resident orca dines on salmon off of Malcolm Island / 2005 Right now the “Get out migration” for wild salmon is underway. Kudos to friends Troy and Kate who are marching from Malcolm Island on behalf of wild salmon. This initiative is lead by Alexandra Morton, a biologist who [...]
April 21, 2010
We met through a mutual love of orcas… This website is a dream come true project for me and want to make your dreams come true too. There for, it is my dream to see Jason’s wish come true. I’d like to gather support that a future Southern Resident orca be named after him; Jason. [...]
April 4, 2010
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March 10, 2010
It’s the eve of Luna’s death and he is on my mind. As I write this, I believe that I speak for more then just myself. As more and more people become aware of Luna’s story, it is important for me to point something out. As one of the individuals who was there before many [...]
February 26, 2010
On Feb 24, 2010, the world was moved (through the media) by the topic of killer whales or orcas. To begin with, NOAA (National Marine Fisheries Service) had posted the many comments that came into them from all around the Pacific Northwest and the world in response to better protecting the endangered Southern Resident killer [...]
February 22, 2010
From the blogs…….. Friday, October 29, 2004 (Canada) Orca Dream – Transformation I will write this down before it fades. I dreamed I was on an island near shore when I saw a pod of orca passing. I ran along side with my camera (typical of me) to get some footage of them. As I [...]
December 10, 2009
Got the message from MMRG (Ron) that transients were eastbound a couple of miles south of Victoria. 2 groups were in the area, including 1 further south about 5 miles from Victoria. I waited patiently with binoculars and a high powered lens but didn’t see anything. Finally about after half an hour, a small group [...]
December 8, 2009
At about 3:00 pm today I watched 2 large male killer whales (U38 and U39) from Dallas Rd in Victoria. I saw them pass in front of the Canadian Navy ship which makes for a nice photo. Then saw “Mallard” CWR / DFO on scene documenting the two transients. I noticed the animals went down [...]
October 2, 2009
As things in the south become more tense and condensed with people and politics, I have been more and more inclined to escape to the north where the vibe is so completely different. I do love the south very much however I do end up needing breaks from it. Up here, it’s possible to watch [...]
September 12, 2009
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/untamed-uncut/ The show will do a small 1-2 min segment on this clip. Sunday Sept 13 at 9 pm Luna & Dog was also sighted on the Ellen DeGeneres show, the award winning feature film Saving Luna, and will appear in the feature film Unity – the sequal to the award winning feature film Earthlings. [...]
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