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of Orca Whales in Johnstone Strait near the Robson Bight Reserve off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada
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There is nothing quite as spectacular as encountering of a
pod of Orca Whales along the protected coastlines of the San Juan Islands.
SeaWorld CEO Jim Atchison says Wallace is one of the people he turned to for advice on how to deal with blowback from Blackfish, the scathing documentary that questioned the theme park's
treatment of orca whales.
Amazingly enough, the National Marine Fisheries Service has a plan to ban kayaking on the west side of San Juan Island in the
heart of the orca whale watching zone.
Of all orca whale sightings in Washington state, over 95 % occur in just one narrow corridor along the extreme western edge of the San Juan Islands.
Photo of a Orca whale and a couple kayaking in Johnstone Strait off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Blackfish is the doc, from director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, which opens the book on Seaworld and the
mistreatment of the Orca whales they keep in captivity.
May 4 - 6, 2018 Host: San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau Watch for bald eagles and listen for the
spouts of orca whales as your ferry glides to the San Juan Islands.
Legally, if one
of our orca whales died and washed up on a local beach, it would have to be transported to a toxic waste facility for disposal!
Our theory is that our large
population of orca whales keeps great white sharks at bay, hence the title of this blog article «Orca Whales Prevent Shark Attacks on Kayaks in the San Juan Islands».
We highly recommend you click this link to read the article in the Daily Mail and enjoy four incredible
photographs of orca whales in action.
It seems that NMFS believes that silent kayaks are more of a threat to the
survival of orca whales than the most advanced military weapon systems!
Both
species of orca whales in the San Juans apparently live throughout the world but more study is needed to confirm this.
Get a water level
view of orca whales, porpoise, sea lions, harbor seals, otters, bald eagles and more!
August is the month when the resident
families of orca whales begin to stray further and further from the primary hunting zone on the west side of San Juan Island as they pursue salmon all the way to the Fraser River's mouth in Georgia Strait.
Relax on the deck as eagles soar through the rustling pines, watch the ocean to catch a glimpse of a passing
pod of orca whales, or just sit back and take in the panoramic vistas of Malaspina Strait, the entrance to Desolation Sound.
Actor and New York environmental activist James Cromwell was arrested at SeaWorld protesting the
treatment of Orca whales.
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Given Southern Vancouver Island is world renowned for the rich marine wildlife, including home to resident pods
of orca whales, no trip to Victoria is complete without a cruise experience.