All of us at Whales and Dolphins BC / Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs) would like to wish you and yours the very best for the Holidays. An extra huge thank you to all who report sightings and help support our efforts. We couldn’t do it without you! There have been few reports and even…
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The majority of activity since our last update has been surrounding J32 ‘Rhapsody’ the pregnant Southern Resident Orca and her calf found dead by Bates Beach, just above Comox on Dec. 4th. Unfortunately we are not sure if the Unidentified Killer Whales by Powell River were some of the Southern Resident population or Transient Bigg’s…
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Hot off the presses (and in our Links below): A dead Orca was slowly drifting Northward and has been pulled up on the Bates Beach area just north of the Comox ferry terminal. There may be a connection to the November 28th sighting report of some Orca actually inside the Comox bar, although unconfirmed. In…
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At least one Humpback Whale is in the Powell River to Lund and Desolation Sound area still. We had been hoping to receive further reports, but most have been vague second hand sightings with only one video clip of the whale being submitted, although at least one other clip and photos were to have come…
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Few reports have come in since our last report. This leaves huge gaps in knowing where the whales, dolphins and porpoise are. Or where they went to. It is a big ocean out there and we rely mostly on your land based reports. We track and monitor all year round and land based sightings reports…
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Southern Resident Killer Whales and Pacific White Sided Dolphins put on a show around the Powell River area. It’s nice to see them return. With all the rough weather we’ve been having, sightings have been few and far between. November 1st was incredibly calm and sunny making it a serious treat to see the ever…
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Where are the Whales and Dolphins? Possibly one of the shortest reports we’ve had in a very long time! It is a big ocean out there, and with some of the rough weather, it’s quite difficult to spot them, but keep your eyes open. We KNOW they are around and would love to hear about…
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Intermittent sightings of Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales and, although there are Humpback Whales transiting the area, they too have been spotted only intermittently. Pacific White Sided Dolphins are in larger groups and seem to be the most noticed, perhaps because of their numbers and wonderful leaping antics. Dall’s Porpoise are regulars around Bute Inlet and…
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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to everyone! Our Cetacean sightings report is a bit smaller. There are fewer people on the water, but the whales are still out there. Our work and reports continue all year round. We realize it’s a big ocean which is why we need your reports please, and thank those who do report.…
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Transient Bigg’s Orca are around, but behaving quite stealthy then suddenly pop up in numbers. Humpback Whales are working their way down the coast. Pacific White Sided Dolphins are back into the inlets North of Powell River and Campbell River. We have no reports of Dall’s or Harbour Porpoise this time, but have one report…
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Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales have gone into hiding it seems, while we are seeing some of the Humpback Whales continuing down the coast. Humpback known as ‘Yogi’ was even spotted in the San Juan Islands. Pacific White Sided Dolphins are spread out and making recurring appearances in wide spread areas once again. They have been…
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A few of the Northern Resident Orca, the A30’s and A42’s, have been spending their time travelling from Robson Bight Ecological Reserve out into Queen Charlotte Strait and back again. Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales have been on the hunt, it seems everywhere. They are good at surprise attacks causing Pacific White Sided Dolphins to scatter…
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So much Cetacean activity everywhere along the inside coast from Sechelt to Blackfish Sound and even a couple of reports from the West coast of Vancouver Island to attempt to summarize. We’ll let the report speak for itself. Susan MacKay & Lynne Cracknell, Whales and Dolphins BC Have you seen a whale, dolphin or porpoise?…
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Northern Resident Orca took a short foray far out to the West but have returned to the inside waters of Johnstone Strait heading down. Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales have popped up, as they do, in numbers again and are working their way up Johnstone Strait. Should be interesting to see if they pass each other…
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We have a plethora of whales all over the inside waters. Humpback Whales that don’t usually stay in Georgia Strait and Desolation Sound seem to enjoy the food they’re finding. Southern Resident Killer Whales also decided to venture farther North of their usual foraging area to feast on some salmon by Campbell River. The Northern…
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Northern Resident Killer Whales are in the Straits in numbers with some working their way back and forth from Nodales Channel to the upper Johnstone Strait. Transient Bigg’s appear to have been staying farther South, but have been quite stealthy for most part. Humpback Whales, on the other hand have been popping up in all…
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So much activity to report! And, there is also so much going on behind the scenes that this report was delayed twice. We now have a total of 6 Tours donated to us to raffle as fundraisers! We’ve gone through the Gaming Commission hoops for our fundraising licence requirements and have been put in a…
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Orca and Humpback Whales travelling back and forth in the strait. While the Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales have been covering a great deal more territory and managing to disappear regularly, there have been a couple of Humpback Whales travelling back and forth through Seymour Narrows up to Brown’s Bay and down to just below Campbell…
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Happy Mother’s Day! Transient Bigg’s Orca have been popping up all over the place and in numbers too. They appear to have all taken to doing long dives and manage to sneak around. Humpback Whales are working their way up to their summer feeding grounds with a sudden influx of sightings in our inside waters.…
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Transient Bigg’s Orca, Humpback Whale, Pacific White Sided Dolphins and Dall’s Porpoise reappearing after the earthquake which was felt throughout the Georgia Strait and even inland. Things have been hectic with much organizing and preparation happening behind the scenes for us and our governing WOWsociety. We are working on scheduling a brief Powell River meeting…
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Appearing / disappearing Transient Bigg’s Orca on the hunt. They have been doing such long dives that finding them after a dive can be difficult. They seem to pop up where neither people scanning the water, nor their prey, expect. They’ve been hunting Pacific White Sided Dolphins, seals, sea lions and Harbour Porpoise. No word…
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A major increase in Cetacean sightings from a slow start to April. Most of the sightings reported are Transient Bigg’s Orca, but it appears they have finally moved back into our areas. It does help that more people are on the water. The Orca have been around, but they have passed a few times in…
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Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales and Harbour Porpoise. The Pacific White Sided Dolphins must have scattered, but where? A water taxi reported through Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours. that in the past week he’s seen Orca in Toba Inlet, Rendezvous Islands and Hole in the Wall. They may be following the Dolphins,…
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Whale and Dolphin activity appears to be up everywhere. With the proliferation of food, both the fish and meat eaters have plenty to chose from. We are busy working on doing a few updates and found that we had glitch with our toll free, which we believe is now fixed. We are still waiting to…
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Huge flurry of activity with the meat eating Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales chasing Pacific White Sided Dolphins into Howe Sound and near Squamish. They did capture at least one – see photos and links in the news below. There are some other Orca reports that may be Transient Bigg’s sneaking past at dusk. Gray Whales…
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Orca, both Resident and Transient Bigg’s have been spotted in a few different places. Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales were seen following a group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins today up by Squamish. We’ve posted a news link under Links in the News. There are rumours of Northern Resident Killer Whales at the top of Johnstone…
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Brief and distant appearance of some Orca are the main report. It’s been quite a while since the reports have been so few and far between. Where are they? This report is up to and includes March 6, 2014 with a few photos taken earlier. The herring have started to spawn, based on the radio…
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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…
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Probable Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales chasing Pacific White Sided Dolphins around Texada Island and just before posting time, today’s sighting of more probable Transients. Rounding out the Cetacean sightings, it’s nice to get a report about Harbour Porpoise too. They always seem to be forgotten, yet are such a valuable indicator of our environment. On…
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Whales are around, but it’s a big ocean out there. Orca have made appearances with the most notable being the Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales attacking Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Nanaimo Harbour. A couple of links to reports of the Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales in Nanaimo and a Humpback Whale report from Mexico. A few…
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