Whale watching experts are sharing sad news this week.

They believe a baby orca named J64 that was born in early September has now died.

On October 23 rd , researchers took several photos of J pod whales, on boats that came close enough to record their activity, just north of Sidney, B.C., near Village Bay on Mayne Island, in the Southen Gulf Islands.

They were eager to see the latest addition, J64.

They were able to identify and observe the baby orca’s mother, J42.

However, there was no sign of the newest calf.

While they will continue to watch for the young orca, researchers have concluded that J64 is likely deceased, based on this latest encounter.

According to the Center for Whale Research, the standard protocol for whale researchers is to consider an orca deceased after obser

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