The Amazing Grandmothers of the Southern Resident orca community
These matriarchs teach the other orcas how to fish and where to find Chinook salmon; they also give up to 90% of the salmon they catch to...
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Center for Whale Research
Jul 11, 20204 min read
Southern Resident Orcas - long absences punctuated by sporadic sightings
A closer look at July 4 Encounter #33 with J Pod By Katie Jones, CWR Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center Manager J31 and J56 during...
Center for Whale Research
Jun 29, 20202 min read
Sounds of Silence: Is an Orcas world filled with quiet?
SRKW surfacing blow This article first appeared in the June 2018 issue of the WHALE Report (CWR Member's exclusive quarterly newsletter)....
Center for Whale Research
Jun 23, 20203 min read
CWR's Dave Ellifrit was asked about encounters with orcas "that really blew his mind"
CWR's Dave Ellifrit and Michael Weiss taking photo-ID shots of orcas (photograph by Gary Sutton) This article first appeared in the...
Center for Whale Research
Jun 16, 20204 min read
Fatherhood nearly cut off before it got started
Only a few yards separated the two whales from the stern. By Dr. Astrid van Ginneken, CWR Co-Principal Investigator This article first...
Center for Whale Research
Jun 5, 20203 min read
A look BACK - J2
Ken Balcomb, CWR, Founder and Senior Scientist, recalls his first encounter with Granny (J2). "My first acquaintance with the Southern...
Center for Whale Research
May 5, 20201 min read
Steller Sealion (183R) May Have Lived To See Another Day?
04-May-2020 • Shoreline Encounter T123s Attack Steller Sea Lion from Reuben Tarte County Park Photos by Katie Jones and Dave Ellifrit,...
Center for Whale Research
Apr 30, 20204 min read
Don't mess with a favorite son
Dr. Astrid van Ginneken is well known for her captivating storytelling of encounters with the charismatic Southern Resident orcas.
Center for Whale Research
Apr 29, 20201 min read
Ken Balcomb
Jul 17, 20193 min read
Restoring salmon runs, not politics, will save southern resident killer whales
The only real solution for reversal of the downhill trend in Chinook salmon size and abundance, and for the southern resident killer...
Jane Cogan
Jul 10, 20198 min read
Where Have the Southern Residents Been?
If the presence (or absence) of the Southern Resident killer whales in what is supposed to be their “core summer habitat” is a measure...
Ken Balcomb
Jul 2, 20181 min read
Lack of Chinook salmon and the stress it is placing on the endangered Southern Resident Orca populat
In this 4:30 minute interview with Ken Balcomb in July 2017, he talks about the lack of Chinook salmon and the stress it is placing on...
Center for Whale Research
Mar 24, 20185 min read
Home on the Range
Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research founder and senior scientist, responding to the misconception that the Southern Resident killer...
Dave Ellifrit
Feb 28, 20181 min read
How long does it take for a dorsal fin to straighten?
When a killer whale calf is born, it's dorsal fin is bent over. When we first saw J49, in August 2012, it's fin was bent. We wondered how...
Dr. Astrid van Ginneken
Jan 30, 20181 min read
Finding Acceptance
The second in a series of video excerpts from our Celebrating Science workshop held on July 21, 2017, on San Juan Island. Dr. Astrid van...
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