'A slumber party for orcas': Incredible video shows endangered 'superpod' in Salish Sea
Posted: Nov. 25, 2022 6:17PMSteven Rice captured an incredible sight in the Salish Sea Wednesday afternoon as a large group of endangered southern resident killer whales stunned onlookers on shore near Seattle.
“It’s just amazing to see them so close together kind of slowly drifting, kind of like a raft or a slumber party for orcas, I guess,” the Seattle resident said. “To have them all together in a superpod in the Salish Sea is something really special and something we want to see, it’s a positive sign for sure,” said Monika Wieland Shields, director of theWhile a brief superpod visit isn’t unusual, the fact that all three pods have spent more than two weeks touring the Salish Sea from Puget Sound up to Campbell River is something that hasn’t been seen in a decade.
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