#J47 Notch

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February 11, 2022: J Pod- Becher Bay

J47 Notch and J57 Phoenix

J39 Mako and J51 Nova

J38 Cookie

J37 Hy’Shqa

J36 Alki and J26 Mike

J27 Blackberry

J26 Mike

J26 Mike, J16 Slick, and J40 Suttles

J16 Slick, J27 Blackberry, J36 Alki, and J31 Tsuchi

J47 Phoenix (ID done by me)

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #12 - Feb 11, 2022

[prairieorca]

SUPERPOD

September 4, 2017.

Photos by Paul Pudwell. You can see the rest [here].

[orcacharm]

J47 Notch by Brooke McKinley

[respectanimalrights]

❄️Happy December!🌊⁣⁣ from @pnwprotectors With the sun setting on another month, it's time for a check-in on Southern Resident Orcas and Bigg's/Transient Orca visits to the Salish Sea throughout the month of November. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The Southern Resident Orcas were present in November more than any other month this year, and it was also the first month of the year where they were present more days than Bigg's Transient Orcas. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The Southern Resident Orcas spent 15 of the 21 days present within the waters of the Puget Sound. With our shorter days this time of year, night falls fast so even though we didn't see the Southern Resident Orcas, they were audible on the hydrophones in the Haro Strait after dark. ⁣🌙⁣ ⁣⁣ We believe the absence of the Southern Resident Orcas in what used to be their peak during spring and summer season has to do with the declines of regional Chinook salmon runs, particularly on the Fraser River. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Fall Chinook runs and chum salmon runs have been stronger, which likely explains the shift we're seeing to more resident killer whales here later in the year.⁣🐟⁣ ⁣⁣ Photograph of J56 Tofino alongside mom J31 Tsuchi with J47 Notch in the background.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Words and images by ⁣ Monika Wieland Shields ⁣⁣ @orcawatcher @orcabehavior ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊⁣ #srkw⁣⁣ #orca⁣⁣ #salishsea ⁣⁣ #weprotectwhatwelove ⁣⁣ #breachthedams ⁣⁣ #notransmountainpipeline ⁣⁣ #biggsarethebalance ⁣⁣ #nofishnoblackfish ⁣⁣ #getfishfarmsout #racingextinction ⁣⁣ #extinctionisforever ⁣⁣ #extinctionrebellion ⁣⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/B5lNQSUDcOz/?igshid=mi6q2n633pzi

[whaletalesorg]

An Interesting Encounter with J51, J41 and J47. To read this story (and more!) follow the link in our bio.⁣ Photo: J47 "Notch" by @TasliShaw⁣ #whaletales #whales #2015 #killerwhale #orca #SRKW #exploreBC #JPod #storytelling #whalewatching #getonaboat #whalesareawesome https://www.instagram.com/p/BwPrhZYhhu5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iom6qj5m5gnf

[orca-sketcher]

InkTober 2018 nr. 17: J47 Notch, a young male, first calf of mom J35 Tahlequah, born in 2010. His mother’s second calf was born recently but died within an hour of birth. Tahlequah carried her dead baby for 17 days, drawing the world’s attention to the Southern Resident orca’s problems.

The Southern Residents are starving to death before our eyes. We have to take action now; breach the dams, ban salmon fishing and stop the pipelines! Check out pnwprotectors.com, damsense.org and whaleresearch.com for more information on how you can help. This is up to us!

[oneoceandiving]

Similar to sharks, orcas play an important role in keeping the ocean and animal populations healthy & in balance. Sadly, the 74 remaining southern resident orcas in the Salish Sea are currently starving to death due to their prey, the chinook salmon, also being at an extremely low population number. There are 4 dams in the Snake River that are preventing the salmon from repopulating and thriving as they typically would. If these dams were breached, both the salmon and orcas could have a chance to recover! 💙 Please call Governor Inslee’s office 👉🏽(360) 902-4111👈🏽 and ask to please breach the Snake River dams as soon as possible to save the starving orcas. // Learn and act more over at @pnwprotectors. // Photo by @hysazu ・・・ This is J17 Princess Angeline. She’s 42 years old and the mother of J35 Tahlequah , J53 Kiki & J44 Moby as well as the grandmother of J46 Star & J47 Notch. She’s currently starving to death, confirmed by Dr. Ken Balcomb. . . Beautiful photograph of J17 Princess Angeline by our incredible friend @hysazu . . #weprotectwhatwelove #orcalove #southernresidentorcas #orcas #blackfish #salishsea #srkw #saveourorcas #saveoursalmon #eleventhhour #extinctionisforever #nofishnoblackfish #breachthedams #freethesnake #nowornever #wearetheorca #youmakeadifference #bringtokitaehome #freelolita #tahlequahstrong (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsRGuJtBmOx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oqy2a0o1e76u

[algeroth]

It is hardly anthropomorphic to ascribe grief to animals that are so intelligent and intensely social. Tahlequah’s relatives occasionally helped her carry her dead calf, and may have helped to feed her during her mourning. Scarlet was a breach baby, and the tooth marks on her sides suggest that her relatives helped to pull her out of her mother’s womb. In happier moments, when the different pods reunite in the spring, they face one another in straight lines, before engaging in energetic greetings.

Giles describes Tahlequah as an “incredibly attentive mother” that played with her first calf, Notch (J47), more than most orca moms. Since Notch was born in 2010, it’s likely that Tahlequah has gone through at least one failed pregnancy, if not two. That, combined with her personality, might explain her incredible 17-day mourning period. “Think about a female going through those pregnancy hormones, growing a fetus, and then losing it—twice,” says Giles. “And then finally, she has a full-term calf, and after a breath, it dies. It’s not surprising that she was grieving to the degree that she was.”

Balcomb goes even further. “It’s a little bit of anthropomorphism, but I think she was letting everyone else know she was grieving,” he says. “They’re very intelligent. They know people are out there: I’ve seen them look at boats hauling fish out in nets. I think they know that humans are somehow related to the scarcity of food. And I think they know that the scarcity of food is causing them physical distress, and also causing them to lose babies.”

There is no way of knowing for sure if that’s what Tahlequah was doing. Many scientists would undoubtedly accuse Balcomb of inappropriately casting human feelings and motivations onto another species, without extraordinary evidence for his extraordinary claims. Others would argue that it is more ludicrous to deny the mental capabilities and emotional lives of these animals.

It almost doesn’t matter. Whether or not you think Tahlequah was deliberately sending a message, it’s clear that people have heard one. Her grief has focused public attention in a way that conservationists hope will translate into political action. “She interpreted something to the world that I’ve been trying to adequately express to bureaucrats, politicians, and the public for 20 years: the need for salmon restoration,” Balcomb says.

The plummeting levels of Chinook salmon—the southern residents’ main prey—is likely the main factor behind the whales’ decline. But the whales must also communicate over the din of ships, and deal with toxic chemicals that become stored in their blubber. These three threats compound one another. “If there’s not enough prey, and noisy vessels make it harder to find that prey, they’ll use their blubber, and those harmful contaminants will circulate in their blood,” says Lynne Barre from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “They’re such a small population that they’re at risk of something like a catastrophic oil spill.”

[merciresolution]

i never posted this and i feel awful for it but here it is now

I adopted J47 Notch after my adoption for J46 Star expired. I want to see them both grow big and strong with bellies full of salmon ;v;

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January 9, 2022: J Pod- Trincomali Channel

J47 Notch, J35 Tahlequah, and J57 Phoenix

J58 Crescent

J46 Star, J58 Crescent, J41 Eclipse

J46 Star

J44 Moby

J37 Hy’Shqa and J36 Alki

J35 Tahlequah

J31 Tsuchi

J31 Tsuchi and J56 Tofino

J26 Mike

J27 Blackberry

Photo credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #1 - Jan 9, 2022

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September 30, 2021: J Pod- Haro Strait

J26 Mike and J16 Slick 

J58 Crescent

J39 Mako

J41 Eclipse and J51 Nova

J47 Notch and J45 Se-Yi-Chn

J42 Echo

Note: There is a rumor going around of a brand new calf in J Pod (bright orange, fetal folds), but this has NOT been confirmed yet by any officials and this “new calf” may actually be the transient calf, T099E, who was born a few weeks ago and someone misunderstood. I’ll share more info if anyone comes up!

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #80 - Sept 30, 2021

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September 6, 2021: J Pod- Haro Strait

Double Spyhop

J22 Oreo

J35 Tahlequah

J44 Moby and J47 Notch 

J57 Phoenix and J53 Kiki

J51 Nova aerial scan and J42 Echo

J44 Moby and J49 T’ilem I’nges

J44 Moby

J47 Notch 

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #64 - Sept 6, 2021

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September 11, 2021: J, K, and L pods- Haro Strait

L47s

L86 Surprise and L125 Element

J35 Tahlequah

L87 Onyx

Js and Ls

Ls 

K42 Kelp and J47 Notch 

K34 Cali

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #70 - Sept 11, 2021

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November 5, 2021: J and L Pods- San Juan Channel

L54 Ino

L123 Lazuli and L117 Keta

L88 WaveWalker

L89 Solstice

J47 Notch and J35 Tahlequah

L22 Spirit and L115 Mystic

L122 Magic and L91 Muncher

L89 Solstice and L94 Calypso

J27 Blackberry

L87 Onyx

L85 Mystery

L125 Element and L86 Surprise!

J35 Tahlequah and J57 Phoenix

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #86 - Nov 5, 2021

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October 4, 2021: J Pod- Haro Strait

J38 Cookie

J39 Mako

J53 Kiki

J57 Phoenix

J47 Notch and J58 Crescent

J27 Blackberry

J36 Alki

J26 Mike

J35 Tahlequah

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #81 - Oct 4, 2021

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February 17, 2021: J, K, and L Pods- Haro Strait

L86 Surprise! and L125

L86 Surprise!, L125, and L109 Pooka

K34 Cali

J26 Mike and J42 Echo

J47 Notch and a friend

L106 Pooka and L86 Surprise!

J46 Star and J53 Kiki

L106 Pooka

L72 Racer

L87 Onyx

L118 Jade and L123 Lazuli

L55 Nugget

J39 Mako

J38 Cookie and L105 Fluke

J27 Blackberry

J26 Mike 

L105 Fluke

J47 Notch

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #8 - Feb 17, 2021