Cindy HansenJun 305 minCelebrating the youngest Southern Resident orcasVideo: Southern Residents at sunset, 2021 ©Cindy Hansen. Throughout this month we have been celebrating the Lasting Legacies of the...
Cindy HansenJun 291 minLegendary SuperpodOn July 24, 2018, a female Southern Resident orca calf was born in the Salish Sea, but she survived less than an hour. Her grieving...
Cindy HansenJun 283 minLolita/Tokitae/Sk'aliCh’ehl-tenautAs we approach the end of Orca Action Month and our Lasting Legacies series, we honor and celebrate a living legend,...
Cindy HansenJun 223 minRecovery Plan for Southern Resident Killer WhalesThe creation of a Recovery Plan is an important and required step following a species’ listing under the Endangered Species Act. The plan...
Sara Hysong-ShimazuJun 212 minL25 Ocean SunToday we highlight a living legend, L25 Ocean Sun. She is currently the oldest orca in the Southern Resident population, estimated at 95...
Bonnie GretzJun 202 minL95 Nigel and L43 Jelly RollIdentifying important habitat areas for the Southern Residents and designating them as critical habitat was one of the benefits of their...
Cindy HansenJun 153 minDesignating Critical Habitat for Southern Resident OrcasWhen a species is listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the federal government is also required to identify geographic areas...
Monika Wieland ShieldsJun 144 minK40 RaggedyOur next legendary Southern Resident orca is K40 “Raggedy”, easily one of the most identifiable whales in the entire population....
Cindy HansenJun 132 minK7 LummiToday we honor the legendary matriarch of K Pod, K7 “Lummi”. Lummi was thought to be the oldest member of the Southern Resident orca...
Cindy HansenJun 83 minThe Road to Listing Southern Residents as Endangered Southern Resident orcas were listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 2005, but it was not an easy road to get there....
Cindy HansenJun 73 minJ1 Ruffles Today we remember another legendary J Pod whale – J1 Ruffles. He was closely associated with Granny through his adult life and for many...
Caroline Armon Jun 64 minWise Elder Matriarch J2 GrannyWe can’t talk about Lasting Legacies without honoring the legendary J2 Granny. She was the undisputed matriarch of the Southern Resident...