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'Apex Predator' Orcas Spotted Off Hawaii Island

B.C.'s endangered southern resident killer whales, J pod, made a surprise return to the Salish Sea on July 14 after more than two months away, coinciding with World Orca Day.
J pod, including calves J62 and J63, was spotted traveling north up Haro Strait, ending a 75-day absence from the area.
The Centre for Whale Research reported a population decrease from 75 to 73 individuals in their 2024 census and made 26 recommendations for recovery.
Shari Tarantino from Orca Conservancy expressed joy over the return, emphasizing the need for urgent action to secure the whales' future.

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'Apex predator' orcas spotted off Hawaii Island

WAIKIKI (KHON2) -- A rare encounter was caught on camera off the Big Island when two massive killer whales -- also known as orcas -- swam right up to a local fisherman's boat. Hawaii man greeted by great white shark during ‘insane’ encounter It started as a regular fishing trip about seven miles south of Kona on July 15 until a pod of orcas appeared in the distance. Two of them swam right up to Dalton Umayam's boat. "It was kind of scary, …

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