#killerwhales — Public Fediverse posts

Transients are seeking sea lions for dinner. The resident orca pods, dwindling because salmon decline, only eat fish, and are family centered. The transient killer whales haven’t visited this close to humans in Puget Sound for years. I wonder whether they know humans are no longer hunting them.
#orcas #killerwhales #BallardLocke #Seattle
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/orca-sighting-at-ballard-locks-is-great-news-for-salmon/

Rare sightings of killer whale: Nova Scotia boaters warned to keep their distance

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11995147/nova-scotia-killer-whale-sighting/

I may lose a lot of followers by hash-tagging #fuckcarney, but so be it. To those followers I do lose, I bid you farewell and good health.

This is not the “unified” #Canada I wasted my #Federal #NDP vote for. Anyone supporting “the great” #markcarney and his #cultlike, loyal #turncoat, #unethical, #partisan, #climatedestruction #liberals, who judge people like me for openly criticizing their great #authoritarian leader, can kiss my leftist ass and future votes goodbye for generations to come.

I’m no longer interested in #Carney’s #liberal #nationalinterestprojects. Mark Carney’s “globalist banker over politician” mentality is not at all compatible with my national interest, that is a fact.

Mark Carney continues to ignore my “leftwing domestic terrorist” interests while quietly sending #Canadian delegations to #AmericanFacist conventions and still claiming a pursuit of “national unity”.

The truth is Carney’s #nationalinterest claims are no more real than fascist Trump claiming he’s polling “better than ever” in an entire nation actively fighting against him and his corporate/facist ambitions.

Carney has used a #ShockDoctrine, #floodthezone agenda based on #Trump and #PierrePoilievre blinded Canadians, to achieve his and #DanielleSmith’s own selfish #rightwing, #corporate, #capitalist goals.

We’ve all been played, yet the most #patriotic #elbowsup Canadians have yet to even see it.

#cdnpoli #southernorcas #killerwhales #endangeredspecies threatened by #markcarney and #canada’s #pipeline

Orcas Are Kerploding Sunfish Into A Thousand Pieces

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/orcas-are-kerploding-sunfish-into-a-thousand-pieces

Insane Video Shows Killer Whale Ramming a Sunfish to Smithereens https://petapixel.com/2026/07/23/insane-video-shows-killer-whale-ramming-a-sunfish-to-smithereens/ #killerwhales #research #sunfiish #News #orca

Southern resident #KillerWhales are protected under 🇨🇦 Canada's Species at Risk Act.

Only 74 of these whales exist in the world as of 2025.

The Carney Federal "government proposed sweeping regulatory changes that would have allowed the pre-approval of development in certain "federal economic zones" and given the federal cabinet the power to exempt projects from the "jeopardy test" for species at risk."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/livestory/energy-proposal-ab-bc-west-coast-july-2-live-updates-9.7251535?id=9.7251535.13918

#CdnPoli #BCpoli #pipelines #TankerBan #SpeciesAtRisk

24-Jun-2026
44 years of killer whale (orca) data from the waters of Washington state reveal how endangered fish-eating #killerWhales are less present in recent years
Meanwhile, populations of Bigg's killer whales, which eat seals, dolphins and other whales, are becoming increasingly present

I just love the fact that there are groups of #orcas with different culinary cultures ...

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1132560

#science #ecology #marineBiology

Via @your.local.federal.agent on Instagram:

Orcas wearing dead salmon hats for ‘fashion trends’ and their tool use of ‘kelping’

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZS8k_axunl/

#orca #animalfacts #marinebiology #killerwhale #killerwhales

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@atomicker/116699316958431010

Carney's proposal removes impact assessments on interprovincial pipelines, makes it easier to destroy fish habitats, and exempts select projects from the Species at Risk Act.

Public comments are open until June 7:

https://www.canada.ca/en/one-canadian-economy/services/simplifying-canada-process/engagement-supporting-timely-decision-making.html

#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #Ecocide #KillerWhales #Orcas

'The Species at Risk Act was passed in 2002 to protect species like the southern residents and to meet Canada’s commitments to protect biodiversity. No government since then has tried to weaken it' ... until now.

'To achieve the Act’s purposes of preventing extinction and providing for recovery, [the Species at Risk Act] prevents a minister issuing a permit for a project or activity that will jeopardize a species very survival or its ability to recover.'

Mark Carney is trying to change that.

'Carving out an exemption to allow extinction would copy a feature of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, where a committee nicknamed the “God squad” can override extinction protections. Recently, under U.S. President Trump, the “God squad” authorized risking the extinction of rare whale and sea turtles for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.'

#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ABPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #SpeciesAtRiskAct #Ecocide #NoPipelines #KillerWhales #ElbowsUp

"Trading oil for orcas is a bargain Canada can't afford"

"If the [Species at Risk] Act is weakened to allow risk to this iconic West Coast population, no species, from caribou to monarch butterflies, will be safe.... It’s not too late to demand a path forward that preserves our natural heritage"

(via West Coast Environmental Law‬ ‪@wcelaw.bsky.social‬)

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/opinion-trading-oil-orcas-bargain-canada-cant-afford

#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ABPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #SpeciesAtRiskAct #Ecocide #NoPipelines #KillerWhales

“It’s always ‘Hey, take Zuck to Davy Jones Locker this, pop Peter Thiel a 100 feet into the air and then eat his liver that—when are you land whales gonna finally step up to these guys yourselves?” asked J-Pod matriarch Hy’shqa. “Have you guys taken a turn bashing your head into a rich bastard’s yacht even once? No, but you want us to keep doing it. You’re really gonna just keep asking my endangered ass to handle this?"

#eatTheRich #killerWhales https://newsie.social/@TheNeedling/116656086906706878

The government’s proposal, which is open for public comments until June 7, was lambasted by environmentalists for removing impact assessments on interprovincial pipelines, for allowing project construction to begin before impact decisions are made, for making it easier to destroy fish habitat, and for granting cabinet the ability to exempt specific projects from the application of the jeopardy test for species at risk.

Tell Carney to stop this here:

https://www.canada.ca/en/one-canadian-economy/services/simplifying-canada-process/engagement-supporting-timely-decision-making.html

#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #KillerWhales #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateChange #Ecocide #NoPipelines

Mark Carney's proposal to legally allow projects to go ahead even if they result in an entire species going extinct is directed at projects, such as ports and pipelines, that jeopardize the existence of BC's endangered southern resident killer whale population:

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carney-government-proposal-targets-extinction-protections-for-endangered-killer-whales-off-bc-coast/article_f0da6bac-3a97-43a3-91e4-d9578503b04f.html

#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #KillerWhales #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateChange #Ecocide #NoPipelines

New #research aims to bring underwater noise’s true impact on killer whales into focus.
Extended periods of time at sea are necessary to collect the data that will bring us closer to understanding – and protecting – killer whales.

Our #cetacean #scientists are preparing for an ambitious 2026 field season aboard Raincoast’s Sailing Vessel Achiever. #RaincoastConservationFoundation has joined forces with #EarthSpeciesProject , a #nonprofit research lab using machine learning to advance our understanding of #AnimalCommunication. At the heart of this project is a deceptively simple idea: to watch and listen at the same time. The team aims to uncover how killer whales use sound to coordinate movements, share prey, and maintain social bonds – to ultimately understand and mitigate how noise pollution interferes with these processes.

https://www.raincoast.org/2026/04/underwater-noises-true-impact/

#UnderwaterNoise #orcas #KillerWhales #whales #MarineBiology #MarineMammals #ProtectTheWild #WildFirst #nature #wildlife #SentientBeings #Communication #NoisePollution #HumanImpact #IndustrialImpacts #MarineLife #ApexPredator

In a first, #orcas and #dolphins seen possibly #hunting together
Footage suggests orcas collaborating with dolphins to track elusive #salmon
“We started to notice that the #killerwhales and the dolphins weren’t going for the same fish kind of at the same time in a competitive way. Instead, what we saw was there is a little bit of organization,” says Fortune, of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/orcas-dolphins-hunting-together
https://archive.ph/4ReaZ

Drone captures first footage of #KillerWhales using tools: https://zorz.it/crrOg

#PesalaBandara #AerialFootage #animals #DroneFootage #nature #orca #science #wildlife #footage

#KillerWhales Find an ‘Unlikely Friend’ in #Dolphins
Off the coast of #BritishColumbia, dolphins lead #orcas to salmon and earn their share of lunch, a new study reveals.
#Pacific white-sided dolphins, a playful species with distinctive white coloration, are often seen alongside a population of fish-eating orcas in coastal Pacific Northwest waters. The orcas appear to tolerate the dolphins, showing no evasive or aggressive behavior.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/science/orcas-dolphins-fish.html
https://archive.ph/VjM4j

These #Orcas Are on the Brink—And So Is the #Science That Could Save Them
Southern resident #killerwhales have lived off #PacificNorthwest for 1000s of years. They don’t associate with any of estimated 50,000 other orcas living around the world, even those who share the same home waters. They have their own language, customs and culture, and they are the most studied population of orcas on Earth. Because of human encroachment, they are in trouble.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/these-orcas-are-on-the-brink-and-so-is-the-science-that-could-save-them/
https://archive.ph/x0Xap

A sea lion hopped on a woman's boat to escape a group of killer whales and the footage is wild

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/killer-whale-attack-sea-lion-ex1

I loved digging into this one for @[email protected]. There is video evidence of #dolphins and killer whales hanging out together on hunts. Are they really cooperating, or is something else going on? #science #orcas #killerwhales #behavior #marinelife 🧪🐬🦑 www.livescience.com/animals/mari...

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Killer Whales Find an ‘Unlikely Friend’ in Dolphins

Off the coast of British Columbia, dolphins lead killer whales to salmon and earn their share of lunch, a new study reveals.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/science/orcas-dolphins-fish.html?unlocked_article_code=1.708.ISG4.2ks5BaUD7ho3&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#wildlife #nature #KillerWhales #orca #dolphins #study #science #BritishColumbia #Canada

Photographer Captures First-Ever Images of an Orca Being Born in the Wild https://petapixel.com/2025/11/20/photographer-captures-first-ever-images-of-an-orca-being-born-in-the-wild/ #wildlifephotographer #naturephotographer #killerwhales #whalebirth #Spotlight #Features #arctic #norway #birth #News #orca

I don't know but if I were on that boat I'd be mighty concerned about those orcas having ME for lunch.

#Seals #Orcas #KillerWhales #Lunch

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/13/seal-killer-whale-hunt

The Curious Case of 'Old Thom,' an #Orca Traveling Alone in the North #Atlantic
The solitude of #OldThom is more inexplicable because most researchers believe he is, in fact, a fish-eating orca, given his peaceful coexistence with #dolphins and other #marinemammals. And fish-eating #killerwhales typically never ditch their pods. “So, where’s his family?” Giles asks.
To date, there’s no sign of an orca population residing along the Northeast #UnitedStates. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-curious-case-of-old-thom-a-killer-whale-traveling-alone-in-the-north-atlantic-180987346/ #whale #whales

The J-pod lost another orca calf. J42 gave birth to her first calf in October, but when researchers went to check on the kiddo’s development, he was nowhere to be found. This orca pod has been losing calves year after year, thanks to the loss of Chinook salmon runs and toxins in the water.

https://www.king5.com/article/life/animals/orca-calf-believed-dead-endangered-southern-resident-pod/281-3be92b8b-dda8-4195-b534-c4ea804294bd?tbref=hp

#orca #orcas #killerWhales #PugetSound #Chinook #Salmon

In #Mexico, #KillerWhales Take Down #GreatWhiteSharks
A pod of #orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white #sharks to feast on their livers.
Scientists had previously found evidence that killer #whales prey on one of the ocean’s top predators; several years ago, white shark carcasses without livers washed ashore in South Africa. But the behavior had not been documented in Mexico until now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/science/white-sharks-orcas.html
https://archive.ph/6i2LC