Ruffles J1 of the southern resident orca population by now has father several offspring and also must be a grandfather, perhaps a great grandfather! So this shout out is to him! Almost 60 years old, he shows no sign of slowing down. We hope he is with us for many more fathers days to come!!! [...]
April 1, 2009
(Aug 22, 2005 with 5 Star Whales and T44 at the Oak Bay gulf course) From Orca Lab: A couple of days ago, the MacKays were told of a sighting of a dead orca floating near Hope Island (near Port Hardy). The DFO was alerted and with the help of a Coast Guard boat, that [...]
January 9, 2009
This is a video I produced in 2003. Luna (a solitary cetacean) died at age 6 when he was struck by a boat propeller in March of 2006. In 2008 several of the southern resident orcas (Luna’s family) disappeared, scientists suggest starvation and pollution are the main causes. Luna’s mother Splash L67 and younger brother [...]
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June 21, 2009
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