In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...
The baby, J61, an endangered Southern Resident killer whale, only lived about a week and has been dead for several days, according to officials. It marks the second loss out of four births for ...
In December, news broke that Tahlequah, the orca who famously carried her dead calf for 17 days, had given birth. Sadly, it appears that the new calf has died. The post Tahlequah the Orca Has Lost ...
The grieving whale was most recently spotted carrying her daughter, who died on New Year's Eve, in Haro Strait on Jan. 10 ...
On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died. Just a week earlier, researchers had proudly announced this new member of J pod, delivered by J35 ...
Her newest calf, a female known as J61 to researchers, was first spotted on December 20 in the Puget Sound area on Washington state’s northwest coast by members of the public. The National Oceanic and ...
The tragic news of J61's death and the confirmation of the birth of another J pod baby were also top of mind for many. The dual news made whale lovers like Kersti Muul especially protective.
They mistakenly believed it was J61, the newest member of the Northwest’s endangered killer whales. She had not been seen for nearly a week. On Dec. 24, researchers had expressed concern that ...
The calf, a girl, was given the designation J61. It's not all good news for the mom and baby though. "The team, including multiple experienced killer whale researchers, have expressed concern ...
The Center for Whale Research first became aware of the new calf, named J61, on Dec. 20 Maya Sears, NMFS/NOAA Permit 27052 Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him ...
In December, the center determined Tahlequah had given birth again, identifying the newborn girl as J61. "New Year's Eve 2024 was a day of extreme highs and lows," the center wrote in a Wednesday ...
The same whale that made world headlines in 2018 for pushing her dead newborn calf around for 17 days, has now spent at least ...