Transient Bigg's Orca and Pacific White
Sided Dolphins make brief appearances. Shows they are around. There
were also rumours of a possible Humpback Whale just north of
Victoria, so keep a lookout. A few links below including one of a
rare species of Dolphin known as and Hourglass Dolphin. There is so
much left to learn about the animals that habit our earth and her
oceans.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
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Transient
Bigg's Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Killer
Whale
T063 in front of the
Powell River Mill
Susan MacKay, SG Images
March 26:
A pod of 4 Orcas were headed north
towards Dodd's Narrow, Nanaimo area,(Believed to be T063 and
friends who were rumoured to be hanging around between Nanaimo to
Rathtrevor Beach (see Mar. 24 post) area close to Comox - SM)
Randy Millar
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
March 25:
On the first official tour of the
season, we found 100 PWS Dolphins at the mouth of Bute Inlet by
Stuart Island. Some were very large looking. Found them around 1:30
pm and left the area around 2:45 pm. (Current sightings photos not
sent in, but posted directly to Facebook pages - SM)
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Links
in the News
The rare Hourglass Dolphin is found in
the Antarctic Ocean. It is an amazing looking Dolphin.
Video clip of a Bottlenose Dolphin,
assumed to be the Mom, carrying her dead calf while other dolphins
follow behind. Although we aren't supposed to put human feelings on
animals, these animals grieve.
Whale of a smile:
Antarctic's first ever whale skeleton
found – a Minke Whale.