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Issues 2015-2019

A publication of Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs)

2019 (50)

December 18 - Roaming Orca
November 27 - What’s a Bubble Net?
November 16 - Whales over the Winter
November 3 - Whales Interact with Other Animals
October 25 - Younger Whales learn from Adults
October 17 - Whales on the Hunt
October 16 - The Eyes of Whales
October 5 - Where are the Whales?
October 1 - Orca Families
September 27 - Humpback Whales Diving
September 20 - Dorsal Fins of Orca
September 17 - Hair on Whales!
September 13 - Humpbacks Breach!
September 9 - Pacific White-Sided Dolphins flying!
September 5 - Whales Play Too!
August 27 - Whales Spyhopping
August 25 - Orca Waving
August 21 - Dolphins mob Humpbacks and Orca hunt Porpoise
August 19 - Active Dolphins and Humpback Whales
August 12 - Large Group of Dolphins
August 8 - Very Active Humpback Whales
August 1 - Humpbacks – Full Body Breach!
July 30 - Humpbacks Breaching!
July 27 - Dolphin Leaps and Northern Resident Orca
July 24 - Dolphins in BC
July 20 - The Pectoral Fins of Humpbacks
July 17 - Orca Breach!
July 13 - Orca Behaviours
July 10 - The Abundant Dolphin in BC
July 7 - Humpbacks Mugging
July 3 - Humpback Behaviours
June 28 - Whales in Canada
June 25 - Many Groups of Humpback Whales
June 20 - Rare White Orca
June 15 - Tails of Humpback Whales
June 14 - Whales Following Food
June 6 - Humpback Whales Have Returned!
June 1 - Transient Biggs Orca That Surprise Us
May 25 - Large Pod of Transient Biggs Orca
May 16 - Baleen Whales
May 10 - Many Transient Orca and an Appearance by Southern Resident Orca
April 25 - Travelling Distances of Whales
April 11 - Orca in Many Waterways
March 28 - Spring and Cetaceans have arrived!
March 15 - Orca Galore!
March 1 - Dolphins and Bigger Dolphins
February 15 - Lots of Orca Around
January 31 - Whale Tails
January 18 - Weather and Whales
January 4 - Whales Wave and Celebrate With Us

2018 (48)

December 21 - Holiday Greetings with Storms and Whales
December 7 - Is It a Surprise? Humpback Whales!
November 23 - “Thar She Blows!”
November 8 - A Whole World of Whales!
October 26 - Humpbacks Whales Remain
October 19 - Humpbacks, Transient Biggs, and Krill
October 12 - Thankful for Marine Mammals!
October 4 - Transient Orca Hunting
September 29 - Transient Orca Do Travel
September 25 - Many Whales Around for the Start of Autumn
September 21 - Humpbacks Foraging in Many Waterways
September 17 - The A42 Orca Pod and Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
September 14 - Resident Orca have Come and Gone
September 7 - Humpbacks, Northern Resident Orca, and Southern Resident Orca
September 3 - Northern Resident Orca in Sutil Channel
August 30 - Northern Resident Orca Roaming Around
August 27 - Northern Resident Orca in Upper Georgia Strait
August 24 - The Size of Whales
August 19 - Humpback Whales Breaching
August 16 - Many Humpbacks and Few Orca
August 11 - More NRKWs, Breaching Humpbacks, Bigg’s and More
August 8 - Cetaceans Spreading Out
August 3 - Comox Orca Moves On, Humpbacks in Numbers, Plus …
July 31 - Concern Over Bigg’s T073B in Comox, Active Humpbacks and More
July 27 - Bigg’s Orca in Comox, Whales Finally Along Mainland Side
July 24 - Orca, Grey Whales, Humpback Central, Dolphins and Porpoise
July 20 - NRKWs, Transient Biggs, Humpbacks All Over and Playful Dolphins
July 18 - Northern Resident Orca, Humpbacks, Dolphins and a Few Porpoise
July 12 - Killer Whales, Humpbacks, Dolphins and a Porpoise
July 10 - Orca Transit While Humpacks Move into Inlets
July 4 - Humpback Soup On The Water
June 29 - Humpback Whales Leaping Everywhere
June 21 - Breaching Humpbacks Galore – Boaters Need to be Aware
June 14 - Whales Returning in Numbers
June 7 - Humpback Whales Breaching All Over the Place
May 31 - Bigg’s and Humpback Whales Plus
May 27 - Humpbacks Slowly Returning Bigg’s Still Hunting
May 22 - KC the Humpback and Others Return
May 16 - Transient Bigg’s Orca Mixing It Up
May 2 - Sunshine Coast Grey Whale, Humpbacks Returning and More
April 19 - Whale Activity Picking Up
April 5 - Unusual Activity in Our Inside Waters
March 22 - Gray Whale Migration and Plenty of Bigg’s Hunting
March 9 - Larger Gathering of Biggs Orca Roaming About and A42s Reappeared
February 23 - Sperm Whale, Orca, Dolphins and Humpback Whales
February 8 - Northern Resident Orca A42s Tour the Sunshine Coast
February 1 - Orca and Pacific White Sided Dolphins Headline this Report
January 12 - Dolphins in Numbers, Orca and Humpback Whales

2017 (45)

December 28 - Great Holiday Whale Activity This Year
December 12 - Northern Resident Orca A42s and Humpback Whales
November 28 - Few Orca, Lots of Humpbacks, Dolphins and Porpoise
November 14 - Orca, Humpback Whales, Dolphins and Porpoise
October 31 - Humpback Whales, Resident and Biggs Orca, and Dolphins
October 20 - Humpback Whales May Not Migrate South
October 14 - Mixed Bag of Whale, Dolphin and Porpoise Sightings
October 6 - Southern Resident Orca, Bigg’s, Humpbacks and More
October 2 - Orca Arrived in Numbers, Humpback Whales Start South
September 29 - Transient Orca and Humpbacks
September 20 - Some Whales are Dolphins
September 18 - The Large and the Small
September 15 - Transient Orca Passing Through a Few Areas
September 7 - Humpbacks Bubble-Net Feeding
September 3 - Minke Whale off Texada Island
August 28 - Transient Orca Hunting Dall’s Porpoise
August 25 - Humpback Whales Spread Out Southward
August 24 - Humpback Whales Rule the Upper Georgia Strait
August 18 - Dolphins and Humpbacks in Many Inland Waters
August 13 - Count those Humpbacks and Biggs Orca Appear for a Few Days
August 8 - Biggs and Resident Orca, Humpbacks, Dolphins, Plus
August 4 - KC Found, Orca, Still Tons of Humpbacks, Dolphins and Porpoise
July 30 - Entangled Humpback KC, Biggs, NRKW, Sea Otter and More
July 26 - Breaching Humpbacks, Biggs Orca, Dolphins and Porpoise
July 20 - Two Pods of Biggs Orca and Humpback Whales, Of Course
July 14 - Humpback Whales a Leaping, Resident and Biggs Orca and Dolphins
July 10 - Northern Resident Orca and Still Plenty of Humpbacks
July 5 - Humpback Soup, Orca Mostly Elusive
June 28 - WOWs is LIVE! Orca Chasing Humpbacks
June 21 - Bigg’s Orca and Humpbacks Galore
June 14 - Humpback Whales Still Dominate Our Sightings Report
June 7 - Where did the Orca Go? Humpbacks and Porpoise Abound
May 31 - Humpback Whales and more Super-Pods of Harbour Porpoise
May 24 - Many Biggs Orca, More Humpbacks and Pods of Harbour Porpoise
May 18 - Biggs Orca Leave a Trail Teaching Young
May 12 - Humpbacks Returning and Lots of Orca
April 28 - Harbour Porpoises Appear in Higher Numbers
April 14 - Biggs, Greys, Dolphins and Porpoise, but No Humpbacks
March 31 - Grey Whales, Orca, Humpbacks and Dolphins Showing Up
March 17 - Orca, Humpbacks, Dolphins and Group of Harbour Porpoise
March 4 - Minke Whales, Orca, Dolphins, Porpoise and Breaching Humpback
February 17 - Orca, Dolphins and a Couple of Humpback Whales
February 3 - Humpback Whales Still Around, Orca and Dolphins Too
January 20 - Orca, Humpbacks, Dolphins and Porpoise
January 6 - Bigg’s Chasing Dolphins, Humpbacks All Over

2016 (40)

December 20 - Holiday Humpbacks, Orca and Dolphins
December 10 - Humpback Whales Dominate, Few Orca, Some Dolphins
November 26 - Pilot Whales, Orca, Lunging Humpbacks and Dolphins
November 12 - Humpback Whales off Powell River
October 28 - Rare Pilot Whales Reported, but Humpbacks Still the Majority
October 14 - Humpback Whales, Transient Bigg’s and Other Cetacea
October 5 - Unprecidented Number of Humpback Whales in Georgia Strait
September 28 - Many Orca, Humpbacks and Dolphins
September 21 - Whales Abound in Inland Waters
September 14 - Large Pod of Transient Biggs Orca
September 7 - Humpbacks and Killer Whales All Over
August 31 - Sea Otters, Whales and Dolphins Too
August 24 - Seal Hides from Orca, Humpbacks All Over, Dolphins Too
August 20 - Whale Diversity and Activity at its Peak!
August 14 - Humpback Whales and Orca Non-Stop Action
August 9 - Whale Activity Increases Daily
August 3 - Northern Residents Arrive in Numbers
July 27 - Cetaceans Observed from Johnstone Strait to Victoria
July 20 - Abundant Whales and Dolphins – Nature at its Best!
July 12 - SRKWs, NRKWs, Bigg’s Orca and Humpbacks Of Course
July 5 - Humpbacks and Transient Bigg’s Taking Centre Stage Still
June 30 - Bigg’s Orca but No Resident Pods to Report
June 22 - Whales All Over Sightings Maps and Photos
June 15 - Active Cetaceans and Full Gamut of Sightings
June 8 - Killer Whales and More Humpback Whales Returning
June 1 - Humpbacks Galore and Orca Hunting in Desolation Sound
May 25 - Humpbacks, Greys and Transient Biggs on the Hunt
May 18 - Humpbacks, Orca and Even a Grey Whale Popping up Everywhere
May 11 - More Humpback Whales Showing Up as well as Plenty of Bigg’s
May 4 - Humpback Whales Finally, Orca, Dolphins and Porpoise
April 27 - Killer Whales Popping Up, Dolphins and Porpoise
April 20 - Killer Whales and the Humpback in Vancouver Still Top our Report
April 7 - Vancouver Humpback, Bigg`s Killer Whales and Dolphins are Back
March 24 - Killer Whales, Humpbacks, Greys, Dolphins and Porpoise
March 10 - Orca, Dolphins and Albino Whales
February 26 - Bigg’s Orca, Humpback and Grey Whales, Dolphins and Porpoise
February 11 - Transient Bigg’s Killer Whale Baby Expected Soon
January 28 - Pacific White Sided Dolphins Make an Appearance
January 14 - Northern Resident and Southern Resident Orca in Upper Georgia Strait
January 7 - Southern Resident Orca, Bigg’s, Humpback Whales, and Porpoise

2015 (44)

December 22 - New SRKW Calf, Humpback Whales, Orca and One Dolphin
December 10 - Humpback Whales in December, Orca, Dolphins and Porpoise
November 26 - Southern Resident Orca and Humpback Whales Highlighted
November 14 - Killer Whales, Plenty of Humpback Whales and More
November 6 - Humpback Whales Still Making a Splash in BC Waters
October 29 - New Calf J53 For the Southern Resident Orca – Whales All Over!
October 19 - Lots of Orca Activity – SRKWs and Bigg’s in Numbers plus Grey Whales, Dolphins and Porpoise
October 11 - Vancouver Grey Whales, Transient Bigg’s Orca, Humpback Whales, Dolphins and Porpoise
September 30 - Humpback Whales, Transient Bigg’s Orca, Dolphins and Porpoise – Issue No. 2015-036
September 20 - Cetacean Sightings and Map Update 2015-035
September 15 - Grey, Minke, Humpback, Northern Resident and Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales Dolphins and Porpoise Too!
September 8 - Cetacean Species Overlapping Whale, Dolphin and Porpoise Sightings
September 4 - Whales, Dolphins, Porpoise Everywhere!
August 24 - Humpback Whales, Orca, Minke Whales as well as a Fin Whale with Dolphins and Porpoise Galore.
August 19 - Orca Soup with Plenty of Humpbacks and Pacific White Sided Dolphins
August 13 - Humpback Whales Staying in the Northern Georgia Strait with SRKWs farther South and NRKWs in our Inner Channels
August 8 - Catching Up Sightings Aug 1-6: Humpback Whales Galore in Our Inside Waters
August 8 - Delayed Cetacean Sightings Report for July 30 and 31 – Plenty to See
July 30 - Whales and Winners – Another Long Cetacean Sightings Report
July 23 - Northern Resident Orca, Breaching Humpbacks, Leaping Dolphins, some Transient Bigg’s and a Grey Whale
July 17 - Many Orca, Humpbacks and Dolphins
July 9 - NEW Sightings Report with Maps – Humpback Whales and Transient Bigg’s Orca Everywhere
July 3 - Many Groups of Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales and More Humpback Whales Arriving
June 24 - Entangled Humpback Whale, Orca, Dolphins, and Other Whale Sightings plus Early Bird Draw Winners
June 17 - Humpback Whale ‘KC’ Loves the Northern Georgia Strait, Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales Everywhere
June 10 - Transient Bigg’s and Southern Resident Orca, Humpback Whales, Dolphins and Porpoise
June 3 - Returning Humpbacks, Southern Resident and Transient Bigg’s Orca, Dolphins and Porpoise
May 26 - Busy Times with Cetaceans and Society Workings
May 19 - Killer Whales Popping Up Everywhere, Humpbacks, Pacific White Sided Dolphins, and Porpoise
May 12 - Spy Hopping Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales, Humpback ‘KC’, Dolphins and Porpoise
May 5 - Grey Whales, Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales, Humpback ‘KC’, Pacific White Sided Dolphins and a few Porpoise
April 26 - Killer Whales, Dolphins, Porpoise and even Grey Whales and Photos Galore
April 17 - Killer Whales put on a Show by Campbell River and Savary, Pacific White Sided Dolphins but no Humpback Reports
April 9 - Killer Whales, Humpbacks, Pacific White Sided Dolphins & Entangled Sea Lion
April 2 - Orca News! Another calf spotted for the Southern Resident Killer Whales
March 24 - Special Update and Short Sightings Report: Killer Whales, Humpback Whales and Dall’s Porpoise
March 15 - Vancouver Killer Whales, Dall’s Porpoise and Pacific White Sided Dolphins
March 4 - Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales, Orca, Dolphins and Porpoise
February 24 - Killer Whales, Dolphins and Burger and Beer Night info
February 13 - New SRKW Calf in Time for Heart Warming Valentine’s Day
February 3 - Video of NRKW Pod A42’s Rubbing on a Pebble Beach
January 25 - Both Fish Eating and Meat Eating Killer Whales, Dolphins and Porpoise are Around
January 15 - Northern Resident Killer Whales, Southern Resident Killer Whales and Pacific White Sided Dolphins
January 2 - Southern Resident New Orca Calf, Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales and Pacific White Sided Dolphins

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