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Hypothermic turtle rescued in B.C. waters in first sighting since 2015

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Hypothermic turtle rescued in B.C. waters in first sighting since 2015

When B.C. marine scientist Anna Hall encountered a very lost loggerhead turtle in waters near Victoria over the weekend, she knew it faced a grim fate at sea. “The turtle would not have survived,” said Hall, principal scientist at consulting group Sea View Marine Sciences. “Had the turtle stayed in the ocean, either it would have … Read more

‘Prolific’ killer whale matriarch Wake presumed dead after nearly a year without a sighting

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‘Prolific’ killer whale matriarch Wake presumed dead after nearly a year without a sighting

An orca matriarch known as “one of the most prolific female killer whales” on record is presumed dead after nearly a year without a sighting on the West Coast, according to B.C. researchers. T46, also known as Wake, was a transient or Bigg’s killer whale thought to have been born in 1966. Jared Towers, a … Read more