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Endangered killer whale found dead on B.C. coast

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Dec, 2016 12:06 PM
  • Endangered killer whale found dead on B.C. coast
SECHELT, B.C. — A dead killer whale found on British Columbia's coast has been identified as a member of an endangered population.
 
Fisheries and Oceans spokesman Dan Bate says a male orca was found Tuesday near Sechelt, B.C., on the Sunshine Coast.
 
He says the animal has been identified as J34, a southern resident killer whale believed to be about 18 years old.
 
The southern resident killer whales are a clan of about 80 orcas that live in the waters off southern British Columbia and Washington State.
 
Bate says it's not yet clear what caused J34's death, but a necropsy was scheduled for Wednesday.
 
At least two other animals in the group have died this year, including a 23-year-old female called J28 who died in October and male known as L95, who died in April.

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