Photo: John Forde and Jennifer Steven, The Whale Centre
A new baby orca has been born in J pod — one of the three critically endangered Southern Resident pods — and a new wave of hope is rippling through the community of whale supporters.
The calf was spotted and photographed Thursday off the West Coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia by John Forde and Jennifer Steven. The encounter was just south of Gowland Rocks in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
“That was really exciting,” Jennifer told me about the encounter. “We are super hopeful that this calf will make it and add to the population.”
