Cover Image: Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Stranding and Rescue Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society On Monday, March 16th, Transient Orca chased some Pacific White-Sided dolphins close to shore near Powell River. The dolphins remained in shallow waters for some time trying to wait out the Transient Orca nearby and were eventually caught behind an old…
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Cover Image: Sea Otters near Gowlland Point, South Pender Island John Peetsma, Pender Island, BC A few Sea Otters were observed during the past few weeks. Full grown Sea Otters can be over one meter long and weigh approximately 25-kg. When they are on the surface, Sea Otters float or swim on their backs, and…
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Cover Image: Bigg’s travelling with a calf side by side Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures Many species of whales and dolphins are known to be large. Orca are the largest type of dolphins, and male Orca can grow up to 8-meters long with a dorsal fin that is up to 2-meters tall. When you compare…
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Cover Image: Humpback breaching Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Which Cetaceans are around? Over the past few weeks, a few Humpback whales were observed as well as a few pods of Pacific White-Sided dolphins. Dall’s porpoises were observed in a number of locations but it seems like some of the porpoises…
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Cover Image: A killer whale breaching Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Happy New Year! Welcome to the first sighting issue of the New Year. During the past three weeks over the Holidays, we received just over 70 sighting reports so there are Cetaceans out there! The week before Christmas, some Northern…
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Cover Image: Killer Whale swimming through rainbow colours Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures Over the past few weeks, some of the Northern Resident Orca (fish-eating) ventured further south than they normally do, appearing on a few occasions in Sutil Channel and upper Georgia Strait. Transient Orca (marine mammal eating) were also sighted on many occasions…
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Cover Image: Northern Resident Killer Whales – the A42s-heading towards the Penn Islands. Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions Humpback Whales, as well as other baleen whales, use bubble netting as a method to forage. Usually used when a group is feeding cooperatively, one or two whales dive down and exhale, blowing bubbles…
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