A 12 year orca female has given birth to a new calf. The calf and mother are part of one of three separate families [pods] that make BC's Georgia Strait their home. The calf was spotted for the first time, swimming with its mother, on Sunday, January 3.
The survival of the calf will depend largely on the availability of food, especially the preferred diet of salmon.
The current orca population of all three pods is 88 which is up from 85 in 2008.
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