We’re devastated to share that things don’t look good for the recent addition to the L-pod. Biologists observing the endangered pod saw the small emaciated calf on two occasions.

“It was wrinkly and lumpy and, uh, the skull was showing, you know, I mean, that just. That’s a sign that calf is not long for this world,” said Howard Garrett, Co-Founder of Orca Network.

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/very-lumpy-skinny-endangered-southern-resident-whale-calf-emaciated-stopped-breathing/FNHBWEA4HRHBBOOZ4WADLO72UY/?outputType=amp

Super sad news from the Salish Sea and a stark reminder of the environmental crisis we have on our hands. The Southern Resident Orcas, on the brink of extinction, are the canary in the coal mine.