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Killer Whales

WATCH: Orcas Chase B.C. Surfers!

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.01.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Surfers near Tofino, B.C., were sent running for dry land earlier this week when a pod of orcas got a little too close for comfort Tofino videograp...

What's Killing The Orcas?

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.06.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Don't blame salmon fishermen for the plight of some endangered killer whales off the Pacific coast, says a newly released report.After thr...

Farmers Want These Guys Off The Endangered Species List

CP | Camille Bains, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.28.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Farmers in California want killer whales that ply the waters between British Columbia and the U.S. to be removed from the endangered-speci...

Forget 'Tiger Mothers,' What About 'Killer Whale Grannies'?

CP | Dene Moore, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.13.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Like some of their human counterparts, killer whale mothers continue to dote on their sons well into adulthood, says a new study based on ...

Whale Tagging: Got You, You're Dead!

Chris Genovali | Posted 04.11.2012 | Canada
Chris Genovali

There is plenty that scientists have learned, and will continue to learn by using non-invasive research methods. If we get the same amount of information, if not more by such methods that do not endanger the health or lives of these killer whales, then it is our ethical obligation to abandon "tagging" and embrace alternative research strategies.

Killer Whale Tags OK'd Despite Injuring Animals

CP | Terri Theodore, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.22.2012 | Canada

VANCOUVER - Approval has been given for a controversial plan to satellite tag an endangered species of killer whale that plies the waters off the Paci...

Hunter Becomes The Hunted

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.04.2011 | Canada

VANCOUVER - It was the kind of feeding frenzy John Ford had never seen before.Ford, a research scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, ...

Energy Giant Applies for Massive Potential Liability

Chris Genovali | Posted 10.03.2011 | Canada
Chris Genovali

Earlier this year, energy giant Kinder Morgan submitted an application to the National Energy Board to increase the capacity of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline. The implications of this expansion are enormous and the populace will be asked to bear the risks with virtually no public engagement.