ORCA LIVE

How is Little Hunter?
Raphaela @Germany
15 Dec 2024 01:02:43 PST

Helena, Thank You for the link update www.orcalab.org Works great! Best Wishes to You and Paul!!!
JudyC@Port Angeles WA
11 Oct 2024 13:40:44 PST

Emma, you can also click on "Also see links to other live cameras" under the live screen "black boxes. That also takes you to the Explore OrcaLab feeds.
JudyC@Port Angeles WA
11 Oct 2024 13:21:24 PST

Orcalab, Thank You for the Oct 9 update!! Happy to hear Northern residents back! It's been a pretty good year for salmon on the Strait of Juan deFuca. Hopefully up North too!!
JudyC@Port Angeles WA
11 Oct 2024 13:14:43 PST

@Emma go to youtube and search OrcaLab/Explore cams. the page should come up-it did for me.
Addie@C river
27 Sep 2024 13:57:50 PDT

Why cannot we access the cams like we used to be able to on YouTube I e just scroll across etc. When click on Channel now I just get the main cam up
Emma Robinson@7 Birchwood Court
24 Sep 2024 17:03:35 PDT

Thanks Addie! The catalogue has a wealth of info! So this is what Orcalab refers to everyday they hear the calls and see the whales? Appreciate you! :)
Kristie@Kristiekat@Phoenix, AZ
26 Aug 2024 10:09:16 PDT

Hi, Some of you have been wondering about the links here to video and sound. Both can be found on www.orcalab.org website home page. Also, the summaries are posted, with pictures, each day and some have been recorded as well. Please enjoy! And Addie you are great - thank you for helping out.
Helena@Orcalab
24 Aug 2024 21:47:50 PDT

Hi again Kristiekat--- search this instead to get the link..I see it's not showing up properly. Photo-identification Catalogue and Status of the Northern Resident Killer Whale Population in 2019
Addie@Criver
22 Aug 2024 14:58:29 PDT

Hi Kristie-yw. :) After I answered you about Surge-I tried to research what actually happened to his d. fin, and couldn't find one, so unsure of how he got the bent tip. I think over time and lots of watching you see and learn from the whales and other people. I also use DFO's ID catalogue available to view online. Click on this link:https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/mpo-dfo/Fs97-6-3371-eng.pdf it's from 2019 but is the latest. Good luck. :)
Addie@C river
22 Aug 2024 14:51:37 PDT

Thanks Addie! I keep looking for "landmarks" on each whale that will help me remember who is who. What are some tips/tricks to keep track of who is who?
KristieKat@Kristie@Phoenix AZ
22 Aug 2024 10:53:58 PDT

@Kristiekat, Hi, not OL but an avid watcher the whale you are asking about is A61 Surge from the A25 Matriline....he was born in 1994, his Dorsal fin bends to the left due to an accident/injury I believe. It is not normal. Hope that helps. :) Addie.
Addie@C River
19 Aug 2024 11:17:29 PDT

Love the Orcalab comments on this page. Wish they were also displayed in the YouTube comments. Do you guys need some help with getting the streams back online and shown here? Let me know, happy to volunteer to repopulate that coding and interweave the YouTube channels with this chat board.
Kristiekat@Phoenix AZ
15 Aug 2024 11:55:07 PDT

2 Orca's at Strider this morning around 11:20am. Seen in both above and underwater cams. Curious if there's a meaning behind the left curve at the top of the dorsal fin of the larger orca? Does it signify anything, age, type, region or what not? Thanks!
Kristiekat@Phoenix AZ
15 Aug 2024 11:32:02 PDT

Hi all lovely to hear and see the whales once again
Cantab @NZ
13 Aug 2024 23:14:56 PDT

@Heidi pretty sure you are correct. :)
Addie@CR
27 Jun 2024 15:51:30 PDT

Hey everyone. Its been a few years since I have been on this chat. I see April 20th 2024. Does that mean thats the last chat on here?
Heidi Petraska@Leamington On
26 Jun 2024 06:24:30 PDT

I do see the sealion & main cams appear live. Understand the rubbing beach and underwater video and sound are more difficult to manage.
JudyC@Port Angeles WA
20 Apr 2024 13:43:28 PDT

Will live stream come back? Understand Paul & Helena are "getting up in the years". So enjoyed the many years of live stream!!!
JudyC@Port Angeles WA
20 Apr 2024 13:34:15 PDT

Hi OL! Been awhile. I wanted to share this article I just saw. Love those orcas! https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/infamous-boat-sinking-orcas-spotted-hundreds-of-miles-from-where-they-should-be-baffling-scientist
Jadziapax@Creekside
17 Apr 2024 02:52:35 PDT

When do you plan to get the live streams back? Miss them. . .
JudyC@Port Angeles WA
14 Apr 2024 14:23:18 PDT

Please get Little Hunter/Biggs to her pod
Judy PA@Port Angeles WA
04 Apr 2024 13:34:51 PDT

Corky’s saddest day number 54 Today, December 11 2023 marks the 54th anniversary of Corky’s capture. Unbelievable. It’s a single word, but it tells us everything we know about Corky. Her endurance: unbelievable, Her resilience: unbelievable. Her patience: unbelievable. Add any other superlative you can think of to explain how someone who has been shut off from and deprived of everything that made her is able survive day after day, month after month, year after year, decade after decade. I’ve long pondered this, and think I have the answer. She knows. Corky knows, absolutely, that people around the world are thinking about her and working to bring her home. That gives her hope. And her hope transfers easily to me. Like Corky, I believe she will come home. Meanwhile, the Sanctuary Corky will come home to at Double Bay on Hanson Island is being prepared https://doublebaysanctuary.org/. Work on the old lodge is proceeding apace. It is already solar powered. Soon, the waters of the bay will be pristine again. First Nations, to whom Corky is family, are joining our quest. Step by step, Corky’s journey home is coming together. That day will come. Please join me and Helena in lighting a candle for Corky. Thank you so much. Paul Spong December 11, 2023
Paul@pVictoria
10 Dec 2023 23:46:18 PST

I didn't know that orcas were being caught in trawling nets https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2023/10/03/trawl-catch-of-killer-whales-brings-new-scrutiny-to-federal-science-behind-alaska-take-levels/
osmia@lignaria
06 Oct 2023 04:39:05 PST

Springer is okay! Thanks for sharing.
Joan@Ontario
01 Oct 2023 08:36:09 PST

Yay!!! for sightings of Springer and calves!!!
JudyC@Port Angeles WA
28 Sep 2023 15:39:34 PDT

So sorry, Tim, but we are no longer able to edit coments on this page. Looking at your comment, I see that ou haven't posted our full address including zip code, so I think you are fairly safe. If you'd like me to I can ask our technical people in Japan for help. Just let me know. All the best and take good care. Apologies again, Paul
paul@OL
24 Sep 2023 08:46:25 PDT

To Orca Lab... When I posted on June 18, Orca lab chat page, I thought my address was requested for verification and did not suspect or expect it to be published. Could you please remove my address or barring that, the entire post? I have been emailing every day since June 18 and your inbox is always full. I messaged you via Facebook and got a reply that it would be removed but it hasn’t been. Thank you. Tim McGuinness.
Tim McGuinness@Sidney
23 Sep 2023 07:45:59 PDT

Wonderful write up from Orca Lab on Sept. 10, 2023. Thank you so much!
June Ross@#5, 3400-Rock City Road
11 Sep 2023 10:14:20 PDT

is there alive cam for KRB ?
Corie Allen@bb
22 Aug 2023 14:16:12 PDT

Amanda yes! B13 is indeed alive and well. We saw him on our remote cameras!
Lucy@OrcaLab Volunteer
21 Aug 2023 22:30:49 PDT

Is B13 still alive?
Amanda @19360 73 Ave
21 Aug 2023 16:31:07 PDT

@Oliver, where we can see the picture? Heard of B‘s
Jenny@Germany
19 Aug 2023 05:58:16 PDT

Tokitae,all my life I was waiting for you to return in the ocean,I'm sorry and it hurts me,I will never forget you ,be in peace Tokitae I love you
Nicolas Meidinger @France
19 Aug 2023 03:56:29 PDT

Such a sad day to lose Toki... Orcanetwork doing everything to bring her back to home waters in Salish sea. After 50+ years in captivity. Trust Corky is OK. Captures were so evil...
JudyC@Port Angeles WA
18 Aug 2023 20:38:29 PDT

Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity: https://tinyurl.com/mrx4wu8u
Alanna@VanIsle
18 Aug 2023 20:13:39 PDT

Correction?. There are at least 12 (nice to have them all on one pic😉), still heading East and are now on the western tip of Pearse Island.
Oliver@Alder Bay Resort
18 Aug 2023 20:10:29 PDT

Just saw a bunch of Orcas (about 7) heading east along the Alert Bay shoreline opposite of Alder Bay.
Oliver@Alder Bay Resort
18 Aug 2023 19:55:09 PDT

@ Brenda. Orca Lab does not “track? anything but whales. As far as errant boaters are concerned, Orca Lab will properly report as observed, which we should all be doing a s a matter of routine.
Tanita@VanIsle
16 Aug 2023 08:11:31 PDT

Does Orca Lab track those boats that appear to be coming along side the pods and report them?
Brenda@Nanaimo, BC
15 Aug 2023 16:15:48 PDT

I believe the A23’s have been very active on the camera and in Johnstone Strait with vocalizing. Would love to know if they are exhibiting hunting behaviours?
Brenda@Nanaimo, BC
15 Aug 2023 16:09:30 PDT

Orca's calling right now.
Jan@Netherlands
14 Aug 2023 09:34:37 PDT

Sunday July 23, evening. Orca Behavior Institute report: After 13 days, the A42s finally decided to leave the Campbell River area, and we got to catch up with them this morning for a bit north of Malcolm Island, BC.
Tanita Bird@Sayward BC
24 Jul 2023 06:07:46 PDT

Regarding the Alaska spring salmon closure, I understand a US Supreme Court overruled the lower court, so the closure did not happen.
Tanita Bird@Sayward BC
23 Jul 2023 15:40:03 PDT

Oh no, I am saddened to hear about Surf passing away. That is terrible news. I fondly recall his birth, watching him grow up & I spent a great deal of time with him many years ago. He was so special. I'm sure he's reunited somewhere with his cousin Blackney. Those two were close back in the day I dearly loved them both.
Patti@Alberta
15 Jul 2023 17:28:38 PDT

The A42s were near Hernando Island near Lund when i saw them on tour today :)
Garry Henkel@Lot 5 Chinook Crescent
08 Jul 2023 16:27:04 PDT

are you still a registered charity and if so what is your mailing address; our local group is interested in helping
cath Ens-Hurwood@home
01 Jul 2023 08:44:50 PDT

Hey Orcalab looking really forward to this season of the NRKW's
Vixenuk@United Kingdom
26 Jun 2023 15:20:04 PDT

Wonderful that someone is back at Orca Live!
Joanie@Ontario
19 Jun 2023 12:10:40 PDT