Cover Image: Bigg’s hunting a seal lion off of Mitlenatch Island Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Transient Orca have been sighted in various waterways from Malaspina Strait and Georgia Strait up through to Calm Channel and Discovery Passage. On at least two occasions, Transient Orca were observed actively hunting their prey.…
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Cover Image: Transient Bigg’s Killer Whale spyhopping near Junction Point Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Over the past two weeks, many Orca have appeared in various inland waterways from the mouth of Knight Inlet in the north to Howe Sound in the south. Many of these Orca were identified as Transient…
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Cover Image: Bigg’s surfacing together heading around Harwood Island Spit Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC Orca have appeared in many waterways such as Nodales Channel, Discovery Passage, Malaspina Strait, Howe Sound, and surprisingly in Sechelt Inlet. Many of these Orca are the Transient Orca (mammal-eating Orca) and some observers were able to see them hunting…
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Cover Image: Transient Orca by Separation Head on Quadra Island Jerry Weldon, Campbell River, BC Spring has arrived and so have the Cetaceans! Cetaceans have been observed with a higher frequency during the past couple of weeks, and will continue to increase as the season progresses. Sunny and calm weather certainly makes it easier to…
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Cover Image: One of the oldest Bigg’s male, T087, heading north near Black Creek Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Over the past two weeks, Orca have appeared as far south as the Sunshine Coast near Gibsons and as far north as Phillips Arm. Some of them were identified as Transient Orca…
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Cover Image: Pacific White Sided Dolphins jumping about on a foggy day Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Starting on Valentine’s Day, a number of Pacific White-Sided dolphins appeared off of Powell River, and many of them were spotted on and off for over a week between Powell River and Texada Island.…
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Cover Image: Northern Resident Orca heading north past a snowy Grief Point Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC Northern Resident Killer Whales, the A23s and possibly even some others have made an appearance this winter. This is not a common yearly practice for them. Last year around this time we only confirmed the A42 family up…
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