EnvironmentB.C.’s ’southern resident’ orcas have been wandering far from home. Could this be the end?The orca family known as J pod have been swimming far away from their Salish Sea digs. Will they return in 2022?
EnvironmentWhat does it take to move a rotting whale carcass? Glute strength and Vicks VapoRub.There is no creature more majestic than a blue whale, and few jobs less pleasant than getting rid of a deceased one that washed up on your public beach
CanadaWhat we know about humpback whales: ’This tragic event is very rare’Rachel Browne talks to whale expert Prof. John Ford about the events off the coast of Mexico that killed a Canadian woman
BooksBook Review: The Lost Whale: The True Story of an Orca Named LunaBy Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm
ScienceWhy whales and dolphins should qualify as ’non-human people’They can understand numbers and abstract concepts and have their own distinct culture and traditions
LifeWhen the sea goes silentNew research suggests a possible cause of dolphin and whale strandings: severe to profound hearing loss