Mar 25, 2025 · SEATTLE — A new Bigg’s orca calf was spotted in the Salish Sea last week among a group of more than a dozen killer whales, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Association. The baby was seen ...

Apr 3, 2025 · The black and peachy-orange orca calf was seen swimming with, Sedna, a descendant of one of the Budd Inlet Six. Tom Filipovic / Eagle Wing Whale & Wildlife Tours / Pacific Whale Watch Association ...

Feb 18, 2025 · A baby Southern Resident killer whale was spotted swimming off Washington in the Salish Sea and confirmed to be a girl, a nonprofit says.

Jan 15, 2019 · Over the past three years, no babies born to the population have survived—a concerning reality that came to national attention last August, when a southern resident orca named Tahlequah pushed...

Sep 27, 2024 · The female southern resident orca known as L90 swims with her new calf, L128, in the Salish Sea off Washington's San Juan Islands.

Mar 26, 2025 · A new orca whale calf spotted in Puget Sound in Washington State is the latest addition to a well-known family of killer whales with a connection to SeaWorld.

Oct 11, 2024 · The newest southern resident baby orca is ailing, and researchers dread a devastating blow to its first-time mom and the struggling population of orcas.

Mar 10, 2025 · Baby killer whales, also known as orca calves, are a captivating sight, quite distinct in appearance from their adult counterparts. They are not born with the stark black and white coloration that we typically associate with orcas.

There’s new hope in the J Pod of endangered Southern Resident orca whales. A new calf has arrived! On Apr. 6, Center for Whale Research biologist Mark Malleson spotted the J Pod heading west ...

Apr 8, 2025 · The baby, born to J-Pod, was first spotted by a field biologist with the Center for Whale Research near Victoria Harbour on Sunday. 0:30 New orca calf spotted in Salish Sea New orca calf spotted ...