That is where they should be in the wild not in cap.tiv.ity!
Hope this one su.rvi.ves! They suffered so many [lo.ss.es] the last decade!
Could this be the reason for the recent [ag.gre.ssive] behavior by Orcas? They are protecting the very rare baby. Maybe we could just leave them alone for a while.
Amazing given the generations of inbreeding amongst the pods…!
Researchers from Washington State believe to have identified a new southern resident [ki.ller] whale calf after it was spotted off Vancouver Island this month.
The Center for Whale Research received photos showing the calf with members of L-pod off Tofino on June 19.
This new calf appears to be over three weeks old and would be the first new calf in L pod since L125 was born in 2021
CWR researchers will need to conduct on-the-water encounters with this group to determine who the calf’s mother is, assess its health and assign it an alpha-numeric designation.
The en.dan.gered southern resident whale population is composed of three family groups that have been named J, K and L pods. All three pods were reduced from 1965 to 75 because of [ca.ptures] for marine parks.
Recent counts put the entire southern resident population at 73. The species have shown basically no growth since population censuses began in the ’70s.
We hope everyone maintains their distance. Attracting attention to a young one like that makes it vulnerable to [at.ta.ck or ac.cid.ent].
It is Amazing to see new life no matter where it is. Absolutely Fantastic. 
May they Grow big and strong and free! 🙏🙏🙏
H/t: Howie Tom
