A team of scientists captured a new orca whale calf alongside its mother in a stunning drone video, according to NOAA Fisheries.
President Joe Biden hosts a number of world leaders as they share a joint declaration of support for post-war recovery in Ukraine.A new orca whale calf was spotted by members of the Center for Whale Research alongside its mother. science team including SeaDoc Society, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, and NOAA Fisheries."The calf is VERY new," said Dr. Michael Weiss, research director for the CWR. "It's tiny and has very clear fetal folds.
The CWR said the new calf is a member of the L Pod. The L Pod is the largest of the three Southern Resident pods, "In both 2022 and 2023, L90 was listed as being in poor body condition based on photogrammetry studies," the OC wrote in its comprehensive list of Southern Resident killer whales. "The Southern Resident population has shown an overall declining trend since 1995, falling from 98 whales to 73 whales as of December 2021, and is federally listed as endangered in the U.S. and Canada," the WDFW. "Reduced availability of Chinook salmon, elevated marine contaminants, and noise and disturbance from vessel activity have limited the Southern Resident population’s productivity.
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