‘Sign of hope’ for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
- Another newborn calf, designated J63, has been welcomed into British Columbia's endangered southern resident killer whales, making it the fourth calf born in the past year, as confirmed by the Centre for Whale Research.
- Field biologist Mark Malleson spotted J63 on April 6 swimming with its mother J40 near Victoria's harbour, noting no immediate health concerns for the calf.
- J63 is the first known offspring of J40 and represents a crucial addition to the southern resident population, which is critically endangered.
- The Centre for Whale Research expressed cautious optimism about J63's survival, stating, 'Each new calf is vitally important to this critically endangered population.
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'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a Facebook post that biologist Mark Malleson encountered J-pod, part of the larger population of s...
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