Orca and Pacific White Sided Dolphins plus Links in the News

Orca and Pacific White Sided Dolphin reports coming in late, but better than never. The Northern Resident Killer Whales known as the A8 / A42’s with the calf A103 (Albion) were seen up around the Broughton Archipelago just a couple of days ago. Nice to know where they got to after leaving the Powell River area. A few more photos of them included in this report. A number of Links in the News to look at below. A reminder to call or email your reports in. 

This is also a final (hopefully) test to make sure the report will once again make it out to the subscribers automatically this evening. If for some reason it still isn’t working, I will manually send the link in the morning. Thank you all for your patience.

February 14:

I filmed a pod of killer whales in ladysmith Feb 14 at 9 am
I was just filming the ships and clouds for a time lapse video,I did not know I even filmed them until I got home and was editing,They were 2 -3 miles away from me, Here is the location of sighting 48.977288,-123.778166
Video,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boq1IPOXT44

Philippine Mars

February 8: (rec’d Feb. 18)

No time, direction or numbers of Orca spotted off Atrevida Reef, just North of Powell River. Looked like there was either a very tiny Orca with them or possibly Orca hunting Dolphins or Porpoise. A friend passed on the information.

February 12: (rec’d Feb. 16)

Mid-day A group of around 80+ PWS Dolphins were jumping and moving quickly. We could see them between Sentry Shoals and Grant’s Reef off the South side of Savary heading towards Hernando in the Strait.

Canada:

(Thought we were better than that!)

Shock over meat of endangered whales shipped through Canada

Endangered whale meat shipped via Halifax en route to Japan

An albino Dolphin was taken from her mother during one of Japan’s horrible Dolphin hunts. Since she’s an albino, they kept her alive for the Taiji Whale Museum. She has been given the name of Angel. Below are two video clips from her pen:

Angel the albino Dolphin enslaved in her pen:
http://vimeo.com/85848386

Angel the albino Dolphin is starting to look sunburned in her pen:

Sam Simon, American director, producer, writer and philanthropist, tweeted a disturbing photo of a killer whale in captivity at Mundo Marino in Argentina…

Iceland’s Newest Beer Ingredient: Whale

Whale beer Goes on Sale
http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/01/27/thorri-beer-goes-sale

Icelandic ‘whale beer’ condemned by conservationists