A second baby orca has been born to J pod, one of three pods that make up the endangered southern resident killer whales that travel the inland waterways of the Salish Sea. Ken Balcomb, a senior scientist with the Centre for Whale Research, confirmed with CBC Friday that the new calf was born Sept. 24 to mother J41. Tim Francis shot this picture Sept. 24 from a whale watching boat of what he believes is the newest addition to the J pod whale family. Newborn killer whale J57, the first J pod calf born in September, swims beside his mother off the coast of Washington state on Sept. 22, 2020. For more on the threats to the southern resident killer whales and the efforts to save them, check out CBC British Columbia's original podcast Killers: J pod on the brink, hosted by Gloria Macarenko.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2020 17:45 UTC