VIDEO: An orca tries to steal a hooked fish from a pole off the coast of Alaska (warning, contains language that some may find offensive) - for more information read http://news.msn.co.nz/worldnews/8673374/killer-whale-tries-to-steal-fishermans-catch
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"The development of a standardized killer-whale necropsy system has boosted the collection of complete data from killer-whale strandings from 2 percent to about 33 percent, according to a recent study from a team of scientists, including a University of California, Davis wildlife veterinarian."
http://alaska-native-news.com/alaska-native-news-at-sea/8651-stranded-orcas-hold-critical-clues-for-scientists.html Great orca resource from Whale and Dolphin Conservation - scroll down to "Our Work" for some fantastic links, including genealogy maps of orca held in parks around the world, giving you a chance to see how these individuals are related to each other.
http://whales.org/en/species-guide/orca-killer-whale Wow - an amazing sequence of orca photos: The Real Orca Show by Tim Zimmermann, Writer: http://timzimmermann.com/2013/06/03/the-real-orca-show/
Last month the Free Morgan Foundation won 25,000 euros from The Bille's Celeb Charity Challenge thanks to daily votes from supporters - this month we are pleased to report that orca have won again and the Orca Network will be receiving a cheque for the same amount!
Beautiful footage of orca in "A Village of Killer Whales," a Film by Michael Harris / Narrated by Tom Skerritt. Orca sighted in waters of eastern Hokkaido's Shiretoko region, Japan. Little is known about orca found in waters off the Japanese coast - what a wonderful sight!
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201305270004 What are thought to have been approximately 25 offshore orca were sighted in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Offshore orca migrate between California and Alaska. For more information, please read: http://homernews.com/homer-news/2013-05-22/offshore-orcas-surprise-whale-researcher
Many thanks to Jenny van Twillert for sharing this article with us! The Orca Research Trust attended the stranding of orca NZ123, known as "Koru" on Monday 20th May. He became stuck on the sandbank in the Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand. Read more about the stranding and Koru on the Orca Research Trust Facebook page. Via Orca Research Trust: ORCA “Koru” STRANDING The adult male orca, known as Koru (NZ123) had a close encounter with the Orca Research Trust team on Monday (20 May 2013), when he became stuck on a sandbank in the Kaipara Harbour. Alerted by the Kaipara Coastguard, the ORT team set off and arrived to find Koru being carefully attended by the fishermen who had first found him. Koru remained calm, whilst he was kept wet, awaiting the returning tide. Our measurements showed that Koru was 6.45 m long – not large compared to the largest male orca measured (just over 9 m), but no small boy either and certainly well within the average size range. Koru gets his name because the tip of his fin curls over, so it looks like an unfurling fern frond, often called a koru in Māori. The koru spiral shape symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. Koru the orca had a new lease on life when he got off the sandbank and headed out of the harbour, accompanied by an adult female orca, known as Nicky. Along with Nicky’s most recent calf, they headed towards the harbour entrance as the sun was setting. We are very interested to hear of any sightings of orca along the New Zealand coastline as we want to monitor’s Koru’s progress. Please call 0800 SEE ORCA to help us keep an eye on him and the other orca. Thanks!
Gaia L78 & mum Grace L2 (Photo: Melisa Pinnow)
Check out Melisa Pinnow's Orca Encounters blog where she writes about her experiences with the Southern resident orca off the coast of the San Juan Island, including some fantastic photos she has taken! http://www.sanjuanorcas.com/orca-encounters-blog.html Melisa wrote for Orca Aware in Sept 2012 - have a read of her blog entry here http://www.bdmlr-orcaaware.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/orca-in-my-garden.html |
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