Researchers stunned after capturing footage of rare predators in unexpected location: 'Only 73 remain'

Researchers stunned after capturing footage of rare predators in unexpected location: 'Only 73 remain'

A pod of southern resident killer whales was spotted near Depoe Bay, Oregon. Only 73 of these whales are left in the wild, so any sighting is a big deal — but where they showed up could be a sign of something bigger. Marine biologists Carrie Newell and Josh McInnes, who study these whales, posted on Instagram and told Oregon Live the pod may have been looking for food, mainly Chinook salmon, which is getting harder to find in its usual spots up …