Orca - Killer Whale

Happy Wildlife Monday😊 Here is summary of the wildlife we have encountered during our tours in April😍 We have seen Orcas, Porpoise, Seals, Sea Lions and a large amount of marine birds including Bald Eagles🥰 Join one of our tours and experienced the Wonders of the Salish Sea! #wildlifemondays #salishsea

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Here are a couple of  images from our encounter yesterday, April 13th, with the T49A’s😍 They were just finishing off a meal as we arrived and then became playful🥰 We witnessed breaching, tail slaps, tail flukes, lunging, a couple of spyhops and more. On our way home we stopped at Green Point to checkout some…

Here are a few images from our encounter on April 12th with over a dozen Orcas! Our encounter started with the T124A’s & T87 North of Gooch Is😍 T87 is one of the oldest male Orcas we know of and was estimated to have been born in 1962! On our way home we also found…

Great news from the Center for Whale Research, Jpod has a new baby You can read more  about this exciting news at the Center for Whale Research  

On April 5th 2025, we encountered Orcas near Friday Harbour! The Orcas were the T46B’s, including the new calf (seen in the  image above) T46B3A, who is just a few weeks old🥰 You can see more images from this encounter at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1215915007202110&type=3

On March 29th 2025, we encountered our 1st whales of the season! We encountered Orcas, identified as T36A’s & T99B near Goose Island (SJI). You can see more images and details from this tour on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1214582724002005&type=3

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Happy Birthday to us🥳 🎉 🎂 Today marks our 40th birthday and we are celebrating this remarkable achievement 🎊🎉 We are proud to be Victoria’s longest running Whale Watching & Ecotourism company and leader in responsible Whale Watching 🥳 Throughout 2025 we will be holding special events and promotions to mark our 40th anniversary. Thank…