There’s new hope in the J Pod of endangered Southern Resident orca ... The calf is J40’s first known baby and the fourth born into the Southern Resident population in the last year.

Another baby has been born to the Northwest’s endangered ... with just 74 whales, each birth is vital to the survival of the endangered orca population. In a statement, the Center for Whale ...

Though the first year of life is particularly perilous for a baby orca. Every birth counts for the southern residents because only 73 orcas are left in the J, K and L pods, as of the last census ...

VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. — There’s new hope in the J Pod ... baby’s survival and will monitor the calf. “Each new calf is vitally important to this critically endangered population - every ...