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The authors (three of whom work for SeaWorld, one for the Minnesota Zoo) compared survivorship and longevity of orcas in captivity versus the wild.

In Haro Strait (near Vancouver, British, Columbia), orcas in the foreground swim near a whale - watching boat as the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Shoup passes offshore.

There were lots of orcas in Johnstone Strait on our 9:00 a.m. tour.

Whether hiking the West Coast Trail, kayaking with orcas in the Johnstone Strait or venturing off the beaten path and into old - growth rainforests and wild - running rivers, our goal is to show you a wild time with minimal impact on both the wildlife and the environment.

The work involved following the orcas in small boats and gathering killer whale excrement, regurgitations, fish scales and other tissue with a fine mesh net.

You might notice that two adult whales barge towards the feasting orcas in the video.

The Johnstone Strait is considered the best place to see orcas in the wild, and this tour includes 2 nights camping in one of the prime orca - viewing locations in the area.

Kayak with orcas in Johnstone Strait, the BEST place in the world to observe killer whales as they feed on salmon off northern Vancouver Island.

That federal regulators can condone throwing explosives at orcas in one location and propose banning kayaking with killer whales at another is simply beyond belief!

The only time I've seen orcas in Oregon was from Agate Beach.

All 3 types of orcas in Washington are highly motivated to persecute or kill any great white shark that strays into the San Juan Islands.

Spend 2 whole days exploring Johnstone Strait and Robson Bight by sea kayak, in search of wild Killer Whales or Orcas in their natural environment.

Kayak with the Orcas in Johnstone Strait, the internationally renowned best place in the world to view Killer Whales in the wild.

There are Orcas in the area around Telegraph Cove all year, but the chances of seeing them are not equal.

As a travel journalist for 17 years some of my favorite experiences have been climbing The Great Wall in China, swam with Stingrays in Bora - Bora, explored caves in Belize, followed a pod of Orcas in Alaska, swam in the warm waters of Krabi in Thailand, visited Marco Polo's house in Korcula, Croatia and sailing around Richard Branson's Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.

April through October are the ideal months to take a three - hour trip to view the resident orcas in their beautiful native habitat.

You may be aware of our Orca obsession and so far we have seen Orcas in California's Channel Islands and during our trip to Southeast Alaska.

From February to April you can join Naturaliste Charters off the coast at Bremer Bay to watch the gathering of the largest pod of orcas in the Southern Hemisphere.

We had an amazing whale watching tour earlier this week when we spotted a few orcas in Skjálfandi bay!

Cowperwaite's previous film was the documentary BLACKFISH, a remarkable expose on the treatment of orcas in captivity.

Cowperthwaite's previous film Blackfish almost singlehandedly changed hearts and minds about keeping orcas in captivity.

Before we interacted with orcas in captivity, we thought they were savage beasts.

Some killer whale observers have proposed that the orcas in the Northeast Atlantic also likely comprise two species, because some pods appear to be fish specialists, while others prefer marine mammals.

More captive orcas in the United States may be similarly infected, but the presence of such diseases is rarely noted in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's records of the animals» deaths, the scientists say.

An orca called Wikie who learned to mimic human speech could teach us a lot about killer whale culture — but that's no reason to keep orcas in captivity

Still, says Wise — whose organization is currently considering launching personhood lawsuits for chimps, elephants, and orcas in other states — «I'm very happy to see them leaving a research facility.

(«Granny,» the oldest known orca in these populations, died recently at the grand old age of 105; she hadn't reproduced in some 40 years, but was still the leader of her pod.)

They were friends in college, but Brad has since moved up in the world with the drug trade (He has an orca in the gigantic fish tank in his office — a nice touch of absurdity).

There are 3 types of Orca in our part of the world, the Biggs (transient), Resident and Offshore.

We know a lot of people come to our area and book tours with us because they want to see Killer Whales / Orca in their natural habitat.

Then a report came in that there were Orca in the area.

Perhaps the most famous and iconic of our killer whales in the San Juan Islands, Ruffles was the largest and oldest bull orca in the community.

Not exact matches

But Eric had fond memories of visiting Orcas Island, so when he was living in Delaware and got a call from a relative to come out for a construction job, he was enticed to go back.

«Right now, insurance on one cab runs $ 30,000,» he says, a figure that has doubled in the six years since he started Orcas Island Taxi.

The other difficult part about cab service in a place like Orcas Island is the winters.

«As far as I know, this is something unique in Canada,» says Laurie Johnston, CEO of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA).

You could also create a campaign like Orca Chevrolet did in Brazil.

The company partnered with a local tow company and rescued stranded drivers by arriving in the new Orca.

Going forward, Orcas and Chestnut hope to see the program implemented in a broad range of environments from very small family - owned businesses to large multinational companies.

In this case, history may pinpoint the breach to that moment on October 4 when an orca - shaped, stubby - winged aircraft planted its almost comically spindly legs on a runway in California's Mojave DeserIn this case, history may pinpoint the breach to that moment on October 4 when an orca - shaped, stubby - winged aircraft planted its almost comically spindly legs on a runway in California's Mojave Deserin California's Mojave Desert.

Participants in the test group are mostly male with a 40 - plus average age and have taken to using the app quite quickly, according to Chestnut Global Partners VP of Sales Tom Shjerven and Orcas CEO Michael Mulvihill.

In early 2015, Orcas plans to release a new mobile coaching platform called CoachHub that will provide users with round - the - clock access to health coaches and licensed counselors.

West Perth - based oil and gas explorer Orca Energy has announced former mining magnate Nathan Tinkler will be its new executive chairman after participating in the company's $ 20 million capital raising.

I didn't want to look like an Orca whale in a tux.

One sits quietly near the entrance, organizing a luxury kayaking trip for a family to see orcas and humpback whales in British Columbia.

In Texas, it was not a sense of guilt over paying money to watch majestic orca whales prevented from swimming freely at sea because they're forced to perform tricks in comparatively small enclosures at the behest of misguided trainers who could very well be maimed when SeaWorld's whales are eventually driven insane by the hopelessness of their situation that kept audiences away earlier this yeaIn Texas, it was not a sense of guilt over paying money to watch majestic orca whales prevented from swimming freely at sea because they're forced to perform tricks in comparatively small enclosures at the behest of misguided trainers who could very well be maimed when SeaWorld's whales are eventually driven insane by the hopelessness of their situation that kept audiences away earlier this yeain comparatively small enclosures at the behest of misguided trainers who could very well be maimed when SeaWorld's whales are eventually driven insane by the hopelessness of their situation that kept audiences away earlier this year.

It appeared they had at last removed what CEO Joel Manby called their «blocking» issue: A virulent controversy over their treatment of orcas that had generated plenty of negative publicity and weighed on the company's performance in recent years.

WOSBs also will need to update their status in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representation and Certification Application (ORCA) to indicate to contracting officers that they are eligible to participate.

We have learned so much about the intelligence, cognitive and social, of so many animals — humpback whales, orcas, bottlenose dolphins, elephants, gray parrots, dogs, and so on — all of it quite fascinating, thought - provoking, and in many cases delightful, and it seems a cruel impoverishment of our speculative and moral imaginations to dismiss it all as a process of biomechanical stimulus and response, only accidentally resembling the workings of human consciousness.

This fall, lawmakers in California made yet another dramatic move in response to the company's Orca show: They passed a law outlawing breeding the whales in captivity.