Dolphins all over, some Orca pop up
while the others disappear, and a rare, since last year, Harbour
Porpoise sighting. A few links in the news below also.
Have you seen a whale,
dolphin or porpoise?
Call 1-877-323-9776
or email
your report.
Every sighting report is
valuable!
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Orca
– Killer Whales
April 5:
An Anonymous 'comment' posted to the
Sightings report that this Orca was seen near Gambier Island – no
other details I'm afraid, but the report and photo were
sent in today at 2:20 pm - SM.
Anonymous
Orca near Gambier
Island
sent in April 5, 2013
By Anonymous
April 2:
I think there are 4 whale in front of
hauls. Hook fin. (no other details I'm afraid – I believe it may
have been the Hulks, the old war ship breakwater off the Powell River
mill, rather than 'hauls'.- SM)
Marion Blank
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
Wake riding Pacific
White Sided Dolphin
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
April 4:
1:15 pm 25 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at the mouth of
Bute Inlet by Johnson Bluffs – 1:30 pm Actually there's 2
different groups of 25 each about 300 metres apart. They're headed
out of Bute now.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
April 3:
11:20 am Approx. 12 PWS Dolphins off
Harwood Island out in front of Powell River. They're heading towards
Vivian Rocks and out into the Strait.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
April 1:
9:50 am While kayaking today in Jervis
Inlet crossing between Egmont Point and Goliath Bay, we were
mesmerized by a Line dance of ~100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
working their way across the channel, from West to East, with South
most individuals off Captain Island in a line stretching North up to
Saumarez Bluff. They worked their way to the Eastern shore and then
proceeded North, finally appearing to close up into a large ring off
in the distance. Quite the show.
Eric Schwartz
March 31: (rec'd April 2)
Sorry for the late posting; Early
Saturday (Mar 31) morning, we were treated to a sight we don't often
see in Sechelt Inlet. At the entrance to Narrow Inlet, we were
surrounded by a large pod of pacific white sided dolphins. They were
spread across the width of the inlet and travelling towards
Skookumchuck Narrows. They're hard to count, but we estimate a group
close to 100. It's a beautiful sight to see 4 dolphins jumping
simultaneously. Beats hopping Easter bunnies any day!
Here is our attempt at trying to capture extremely fast moving targets.
Here is our attempt at trying to capture extremely fast moving targets.
Joan Bech, Roberts Creek
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
Sechelt Inlet
Joan Bech
Harbour
Porpoise
April 3:
11:27 am 2 or 3 Harbour Porpoise just
out from the Powell River Viewpoint angling towards Willingdon Beach.
Nice to finally see a couple around again.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
Links
in the News
The necropsy of the dead Humpback Whale
found in a fish farm net by Tofino has been started:
While the bones have been retrieved for
the Royal BC Museum in Victoria:
Levi, the Harbour Porpoise rescued off
Victoria is very slowly improving at the Vancouver Aquarium's
Rescue Center. April 4th update video:
Tourists have a whale of a time after
30-tonne mother and her curious calf pop up to say hello (and get a
kiss for their troubles):
The Whales and Dolphins BC
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