New calf born in pod of endangered southern resident orca whales, researchers say

Researchers confirm a new calf has been born to a group of endangered southern resident orca whales spotted off Vancouver Island.

There’s great news out on the water southeast of Victoria after researchers confirmed a new calf has been born to a group of endangered southern resident orca whales. said the orca calf was spotted swimming with J pod in Puget Sound Friday, Dec. 20, and say it is most likely the child of the orca known as J35.

CWR said it is looking forward to its next encounter with J pod to officially confirm the calf and its mother.Jeff Lawrence is the Managing Digital News Editor for CHEKNews.ca. After graduating from Langara College's journalism program in 2009, Jeff worked as a digital producer at CTV Vancouver and CTV Vancouver...

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