June is Orca Awareness Month!
J,K,and L pods returning to the Salish Sea in early June, 2008- Photo by Erin Heydenreich This June marks the 10th annual Orca Awareness...
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Center for Whale Research
May 12, 20161 min read
An Almost Encounter- May 12, 1976
As many of you who follow the movements of the whales know, May sightings can be spotty. During the first year of the study they had...
Center for Whale Research
Apr 26, 20163 min read
Encounter 4: The Release of T13 &T14, April 26, 1976
The infamous Budd Inlet capture occurred in February of 1976. Sea World collector Don Goldsberry captured six orcas in Budd Inlet, Puget...
Center for Whale Research
Apr 16, 20161 min read
First J pod Encounter! Encounter 2, April 16 1976
April 16 was our first ever encounter with J pod. Many of you may recognize this iconic photograph of J pod below. It has been on the...
Center for Whale Research
Apr 8, 20161 min read
Our very first Encounter- April 8, 1976
Below are scans from the original log book and film rolls from our first ever encounter 40 years ago today. Encounter 1, K's and L's off...
Center for Whale Research
Apr 1, 20162 min read
Celebrating 40 Years Of Research
It was 40 years ago today, April 1, that the Orca Survey Project began. For those of you that don't know the history, Center for Whale...
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