Comparison of Species

A publication of Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs)

“Differences in Species”

Information Presented will compare the following species which are more common in B.C. waters: Harbour Porpoise, Dall’s Porpoise, Pacific White-Sided Dolphin, Minke Whale, Gray(Grey) Whales, Humpback Whale, and Orca (Resident and Transient Biggs differentiated where applicable).

Sources

Boschung, Williams, Gotshall, Caldwell, and Caldwell. The Audubon Society Field

Guide to North American Fishes, Whales & Dolphins. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

Ford, John K.B. Marine Mammals of British Columbia. Victoria, British Columbia: Royal BC Museum, 2014.

Harbo, Rick M. Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest.  Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing, 1999.

Hoyt, Erich. The Whales of Canada. Camden East, Ontario: Camden House Publishing, 1994.