Whale researchers say that an endangered southern resident killer whale was found pushing a deceased calf in the Salish Sea on Friday.

For some, the sighting may stir memories of another mother whale that behaved similarly in 2018, making headlines worldwide.

In a social media post about the latest incident, the Washington-state based Center for Whale Research (CWR) said that they had been alerted to sightings of the orca — named J36 — in Rosario Strait, located in Washington around 45 km northeast of Victoria.

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The CWR says researchers found J36 pushing a dead female calf on Friday afternoon, with an umbilical cord still attached. The baby whale itself was likely born within the preceding three days, they say.

"Based on the si

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