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Bookmark or Share- Southern resident orcas - WikipediaThe southern resident orcas, also known as the southern resident killer whales (SRKW), are the smallest of four communities of the exclusively fish-eating ecotype of orca in the northeast Pacific Ocean. The southern resident orcas form a closed society with no emigration or dispersal of individuals, and no gene flow with other orca populations.
- Southern Resident Killer Whale - Marine Mammal CommissionThe total abundance for the Southern Resident killer whale population was officially revised in July 2021, standing at at only 74 whales. However, while the population still currently sits at 74 whales, there has been one birth and one whale presumed dead as of July 2023 .
- Orca ConservancyTake Action. The critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales face extinction. Their survival depends on the changes we make today. Orca Conservancy is a Washington State 501c3 non-profit organization working on behalf of Orcinus orca, the killer whale, and protecting the wild places on which it depends.
- Southern Resident Killer Whales: Facts, Info & More | WWF.CAOrcinus orca. Status: Endangered. Weight: Males up to 6,600 kg, females up to 4,700 kg. Size: Males up to 9 m long, females up to 8 m long. Population: Approximately 73. Habitat: Coasts and open ocean. Range: Southeastern Alaska to central California. Diet: Chinook salmon. Did You Know? When Chinook is plentiful, orcas are known to produce calves.
- Meet the Southern Residents — Orca ConservancyThe Southern Resident killer whales are a genetically and culturally distinct population of orcas within the Pacific Northwest and consist of three separate pods: J, K, and L Pods. Like other ecotypes of orcas, the Southern Residents are matriarchal, which means females are the leaders.
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