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@researchbuzz.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 9:01 PM

#OpenAccess #MarineWildlife #whales #orcas #audio

'Anew open-access catalogue of whale calls will help researchers and orca enthusiasts identify distinct killer whale populations, clans and family groups by their vocalizations alone.'

www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

@wwfcanada.org Sep 28, 2026, 5:05 PM

🐋 Knowing what's at risk is one thing. Acting on it is another.

This powerful reflection from WWF-Canada's Hussein Alidina is featured in the season 2 premiere of #ThisIsWild.

🎧 Listen: https://pod.link/1836411908

#Orcas #OceanConservation

@pleasur3abledosage.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 4:36 PM

#xxlwoofia #orem #captainlocke #furryfandom #commissionsopen #sharks #orcas #aquatic

@orcabehaviorinstitute.org Sep 26, 2026, 11:57 PM

My favorite dynamic duo - T49A2 Jude and his uncle T49C Neilson - were on an absolute rampage this afternoon off Orcas Island. At a minimum, we think they took 4 seals over the course of 50 minutes! 😳

#orcas #salishsea #whalesky

Two bull Bigg's killer whales surfacing side by side close to a rocky shoreline

@wwfcanada.org Sep 24, 2026, 11:57 PM

🐋 What happens when a species is on the brink of extinction, but action isn’t keeping pace?

The season 2 premiere of #ThisIsWildPodcast explores the future of southern resident killer whales and what it will take to recover them.

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1836411908

#Orcas #OceanConservation

@jennacostadeedy.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 7:16 PM

New article from @vocal_creators: Why Activist-Run Sea Sanctuaries Aren’t Automatically the Answer For Captive Whales

Link: vocal.media/earth/why-ac...

#animals #belugas #animalwelfare #fixthetanks #whalerescue #whales #keepthetanksfull #animalwelfare #orcas #aquariums

@orcabehaviorinstitute.org Sep 23, 2026, 2:48 AM

The T19s are changing their status from San Juan Spring whales to San Juan September whales! 🍂

We've had several encounters with them this month, including this evening right outside Friday Harbor where T19B Galiano did a spyhop next to his brother T19C Spouter.

#orcas #whalesky #salishsea

T19B Galiano, an adult male Bigg's killer whale, spyhops alongside his brother T19C Spouter. The water looks silvery and both their blows are backlit against a dark forested background.

@grymgod.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 12:09 AM

www.youtube.com/shorts/oxFAg... They #orcas #killerwhales can perform surgery by hunting another predators liver and repairing the wound it leaves behind...outstanding animal

@unwashedrepublic3.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 4:20 PM

#Nature #Orcas

@hollyvardia.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 9:26 PM

18 x 24 inch traditional gouache painting of an orca pod!

#gouache #painting #orcas #cetaceans #toothed_whales #animals #traditional #canvas

@wild999.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 5:18 PM

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#artists #handmadejewelry #orcas

@martyessen.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 2:27 PM

Marty’s photo of the day #5168: Of the many highlights of my Vancouver Island visit, the moments around the time I shot this photo were my favorite. We had pitched our tent at a remote campsite on the Johnstone Strait, and, like . . .

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#photography #sealife #orcas #nature

Marty’s photo of the day #5168: Of all the many highlights of Deb’s and my Vancouver Island visit, the moments around the time I shot this photo were my favorite. We had pitched our tent at a remote campsite on the Johnstone Strait, and, like the two previous mornings, I got up before sunrise hoping to photograph whales. On this final morning, I could hear orca whales breathing on the opposite side of the strait but couldn’t spot them. A half-hour later, the whales swam into view. They were heading for my side of the strait!

I was kneeling at the edge of a spit of rocky beach that the incoming tide was about to submerge. While orcas grabbing seals off Vancouver Island’s shores are extremely rare, when an orca headed directly toward me, I instinctively moved several steps back. That also helped my aim, as I was using an 800mm telephoto lens (which unlike a zoom lens, has a fixed focal length), and the whales were often too close to get into frame.

Because of the orca’s closeness, their brief time on the surface, and my telephoto lens, none of my really close shots turned out. Those views will remain in my head as wonderful memories. Today’s photo is one of my favorites, taken after I moved back from the edge of the water.

@orcabehaviorinstitute.org Sep 21, 2026, 2:18 AM

In the presence of three more legends this evening 🤩

T19 Nootka, estimated to be over 60 years old, flanked by her sons T19B Galiano and T19C Spouter off the west side of San Juan Island.

#orcas #killerwhales #salishsea #whalesky #wssjis

A trio of Bigg's killer whales silhouetted in the setting sun as they surface in Haro Strait off San Juan Island, Washington

@conexaoplaneta.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 8:21 PM

Um registro impressionante em Península Valdés, na Argentina, pode trazer mais conhecimento sobre o comportamento das #baleias-francas. O flagrante do fotógrafo Maxi Jonas mostra um grupo de 15 delas se unindo contra o ataque de #orcas, que mataram um filhote. Leia a matéria aqui ➡️ buff.ly/zrGAfqQ

@orcabehaviorinstitute.org Sep 20, 2026, 12:44 AM

Always an honor to be in the presence of these two legends: T65 Whidbey and her son T63 Chaninsaw, this afternoon in Boundary pass.

#orcas #whalesky #salishsea

An adult male Bigg's killer whale known as T63 Chainsaw surfaces alongside his mother, T65 Whidbey. The to whales are surfacing in the calm blue seas of Boundary Pass north of the San Juan Islands, Washington, with the Canadian Gulf Islands visible in the background.

@orcabehaviorinstitute.org Sep 19, 2026, 2:14 AM

In a lovely moment from J-Pod's visit to the west side of San Juan Island on September 14th, J56 Tofino and J57 Phoenix were swimming in tandem, at times physically in contact with one another. Perhaps allo-kelping?

#orcas #southernresidentkillerwhales #salishsea #whalesky

Two juvenile Southern Resident killer whales surfacing side by side in Haro Strait in the San Juan Islands, Washington.

@china-blue-art.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 4:55 PM

In Listening with China Blue, hear Jim Nollman an Interspecies musician speak about Orcas Greatest Hits and listening across species.

Listen here: tinyurl.com/38JimNollman
Remember to follow me.

#JimNollman #ListeningWithChinaBlue #Orcas #Listening