#J47 Notch

[deathboinico]

Small break from my all for the game stuff: on to my other special interest

Orcas!!!

There is a new calf in the southern resident killer whale population!!

They have yet to receive an number ID but they were spotted a few days ago!

The calf was spotted in the echelon position for J35, also known as Tahlequah, with their older brother J47, also known as Notch and older brother J57, Phoenix (not marked in the photo)

If you don’t know, back in 2018, Tahlequah gave birth to a calf, who died hours later. Tahlequah ended up carrying her calf for 17 days, this calf was never given an ID number, but has since been named Tali.

Tahlequah had fallen behind her pod with his son, Notch, but her pod soon circled back to her. Tahlequah looked emaciated as she carried Tali for 7 days until some of her pod members took turns carrying Tali on their rostrum, just as Tahlequah had.

It continued like that for another 9 days when they were spotted again, carrying Tali on August 8 2018. On august 9th, the tour of grief ended as they were all spotted again, this time without Tali.

Tahlequah ended up having another calf letter (J57) and if this new baby is hers, this will be her second calf after the tour of grief.

[snini-9]

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;

[snini-9]

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

[prairieorca]

Happy 7th birthday, Notch J47!

Photo by Spirit of Orca.

[orcacharm]

J47 Notch and mom J35 Tahlequah by Lee Leddy

[respectanimalrights]

Via @salishseaorcasquad “After another 38-day stretch with no Southern Residents, J-Pod returned to inland waters late last night. Today they've been busy "west side shuffling", to the delight of many, including us!” REPOST/follow 👉🏼 @orcabehavior 🙂. “Here's a photo from this afternoon of the youngest member of the community, J56, alongside mom J31 Tsuchi with J47 Notch in the background.” 🐳. . . . #southernresidents #srkw #southernresidentkillerwhales #jpod #nofishnoblackfish #orcabehaviorinstitute #westsideshuffling #orcas #killerwhales #endangeredwildlife #ssos #salishsea #salishseaorcas #salishseaorcasquad #lostfrequency #lostfrequencybook #lostfrequencynovel #barryswanson https://www.instagram.com/p/B1O8HpSCXDO/?igshid=fw3mg48rw87q

[whaletalesorg]

A Special Day with J Pod. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio. Photo: J39 "Mako" and J47 "Notch" by @hysazu #whaletales #whales #orca #killerwhales #JPoda #SRKW #getonaboat #exploreBC #salishsea #straitofgeorgia #whalewatching #whalesareawesome #storytelling #photography

[orca-sketcher]

InkTober 2017 nr. 11: J35 Tahlequah, an adult female Southern Resident orca born in 1995 to mother J17 Princess Angeline. She had an older sister, J28 Polaris, who died last year as well as her calf, J54 Dipper. Tahlequah’s younger brother J44 Moby and younger sister J53 Kiki are still alive. Tahlequah had her first offspring in 2010; J47 Notch.

And I’m going to keep saying this; Polaris and her son, Dipper were another sad example of the troubles these animals face; they died due to starvation. The SRKW’s need our help, they are starving, mainly because their diet consists almost exclusively of Chinook salmon which itself is an endangered species. One of the best things we can do to help both species is urging the US government to remove the four lower Snake River dams so the salmon breeding ground is restored. Sign petitions, contact your local legislators, support the people fighting for and studying these whales and most of all; tell others about this!

For more information, please visit these websites; wildsalmon.org whaleresearch.com SRKWCSI.org