Orca and Pacific White Sided Dolphin
reports coming in late, but better than never. The Northern Resident
Killer Whales known as the A8 / A42's with the calf A103 (Albion)
were seen up around the Broughton Archipelago just a couple of days
ago. Nice to know where they got to after leaving the Powell River
area. A few more photos of them included in this report. A number of
Links in the News to look at below. A reminder to call or email your
reports in.
This is also a final (hopefully) test to make sure the report will once
again make it out to the subscribers automatically this evening. If for some reason it still isn't working, I will manually send the link in the morning. Thank you all for your patience.
Susan
MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Every
sighting report is valuable
Have
you seen a whale, dolphin or porpoise?
A8 / 42's Powell River
January 22, 2014
Susan MacKay, SG Images
UNIDENTIFIED ORCA
February 14:
I filmed a pod of killer whales in
ladysmith Feb 14 at 9 am
I was just filming the ships and clouds for a time lapse video,I did not know I even filmed them until I got home and was editing,They were 2 -3 miles away from me, Here is the location of sighting 48.977288,-123.778166
Video,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boq1IPOXT44
I was just filming the ships and clouds for a time lapse video,I did not know I even filmed them until I got home and was editing,They were 2 -3 miles away from me, Here is the location of sighting 48.977288,-123.778166
Video,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boq1IPOXT44
Philippine Mars
February 8: (rec'd Feb. 18)
No time, direction or numbers of Orca
spotted off Atrevida Reef, just North of Powell River. Looked like
there was either a very tiny Orca with them or possibly Orca hunting
Dolphins or Porpoise. A friend passed on the information.
Dr. Jamie Smillie, Powell River
A8 / 42's Powell River
January 22, 2014
Susan MacKay, SG Images
PACIFIC WHITE SIDED
DOLPHINS
February 12: (rec'd Feb. 16)
Mid-day A group of around 80+ PWS
Dolphins were jumping and moving quickly. We could see them between
Sentry Shoals and Grant's Reef off the South side of Savary heading
towards Hernando in the Strait.
Heather Orlando, Savary Island
A66 (Surf) A8 / 42's Powell River
January 22, 2014
Susan MacKay, SG Images
LINKS IN THE NEWS
Canada:
(Thought we were better than that!)
Shock over meat of endangered whales
shipped through Canada
Japan:
An albino Dolphin was taken from her
mother during one of Japan's horrible Dolphin hunts. Since she's an
albino, they kept her alive for the Taiji Whale Museum. She has been
given the name of Angel. Below are two video clips from her pen:
Angel the albino Dolphin
enslaved in her pen:
http://vimeo.com/85848386
http://vimeo.com/85848386
Angel the albino Dolphin is starting
to look sunburned in her pen:
Argentina:
Sam Simon, American director, producer,
writer and philanthropist, tweeted a disturbing photo of a killer
whale in captivity at Mundo Marino in Argentina...
Iceland:
Iceland's Newest Beer Ingredient: Whale
Whale beer Goes on
Sale
http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/01/27/thorri-beer-goes-sale
http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/01/27/thorri-beer-goes-sale
Icelandic 'whale beer' condemned by
conservationists
A8 / 42's Powell River
January 22, 2014
Susan MacKay, SG Images
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