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A publication of Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs)

Many Whales Around for the Start of Autumn

Cover Image: Humpback fluking near Harwood Island Candi Little, Texada Island, BC Humpback whales continue to remain in the area and the number of reported sightings of them have not decreased. Many Humpbacks have been active at the surface by breaching, feeding, and tail slapping. When Humpbacks dive for longer periods of time, their flukes…
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Humpbacks Foraging in Many Waterways

Cover Image: Humpback fluking near Pinnacles in Georgia Strait Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching Humpback whales have spread further southward from their usual locations of Calm Channel, Sutil Channel, and Discovery Passage as many Humpbacks whales were observed in Malaspina Strait and around Powell River. A one-day tally yielded a count of about 25…
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The A42 Orca Pod and Pacific White-Sided Dolphins

Cover Image: Bigg’s travelling together during the summer Stan Novotny, Eagle Eye Adventures The A42 pod from the Northern Resident Orca population was again observed in the area as they travelled past Powell River last Thursday. They continue to remain in the area as they were seen over the weekend. Transient Orca were observed in…
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Resident Orca have Come and Gone

Cover Image: Southern Resident Killer Whales off of Kitty Coleman Beach Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching Some of the Southern Resident Orca forayed into upper Georgia Strait last Wednesday (Sept. 5th), travelling past Powell River and Comox before heading south back to their usual hunting areas in lower Georgia Strait and Puget Sound. One…
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Humpbacks, Northern Resident Orca, and Southern Resident Orca

Cover Image: Humpback fluking off of the Green Can Buoy at Cape Mudge Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching Many Humpback whales continue to be in the area from Sutil Channel down to Jervis Inlet and around Texada Island. They are easy to observe especially when they perform a number of different surface behaviours, such…
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Northern Resident Orca in Sutil Channel

Cover Image: Two Northern Resident Killer Whales up close off of Marina Reef David Gauci, Campbell River Whale Watching Northern Resident Orca -specifically, the A42 pod- have been up and down Sutil Channel and upper Georgia Strait for over a week now. Other members of the Northern Resident Orca have been sighted at the north…
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Northern Resident Orca Roaming Around

Cover Image: Northern Resident Killer Whales passing by Atrevida Reef Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC Members of the Northern Resident Orca population have remained in the upper Georgia Strait area and many inland waters. Some of these Orca travelled as far south as Powell River this week before turning around and heading northward. Other members…
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Northern Resident Orca in Upper Georgia Strait

Cover Image: Bigg’s heading south off of the ferry line off Comox Ferry Terminal Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures Some members of the Northern Resident Orca have made their way into inland waters such as Nodales Channel, Discovery Passage, and the upper Georgia Strait area. Over the weekend, some of these Orca travelled further south…
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Humpbacks Slowly Returning Bigg’s Still Hunting

Cover Image: Transient Bigg’s Killer Whale spyhopping near Welcome Bay at Texada Island Stan Novotny, Eagle Eye Adventures Bigg’s T002Cs and T023s are still travelling and hunting together. Some Pacific White Sided Dolphins had been hiding out in Cortez Bay for a bit and the Orca checked out the entrance for them. Others had gone…
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KC the Humpback and Others Return

Cover Image: A Sea Otters couple cuddling off Cortez Reef Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures The number of Transient Biggs Orca in our inside waters remains high with a number of family pods still joining up in their travels, play and feeding.We’re pleased to say that our well known “local” Humpback BCY 0291, know as…
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Transient Bigg’s Orca Mixing It Up

Cover Image: Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales, T002Cs, heading south at the Penn Islands Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours A number of Transient Bigg’s Orca pods have been mixing it up. Spring is in the air and many family pods get together to mix up the gene pool as well as cooperatively…
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Sunshine Coast Grey Whale, Humpbacks Returning and More

Cover Image: Gray Whale milling about around Roberts Creek and Davis Bay Geordie Harrower, Sechelt, BC Every year we are seeing a greater variety and number of ‘regular’ visitors in our inside waters. A grey Whale has once again claimed the area off Davis Bay and Roberts Creek area to feed. They are a treat…
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