J16 Slick with her new baby calf J48 and her 2007 daughter J42. Photo by Candice Emmons, NWFSC, December 17, 2011 under NOAA permit #781-1824.
The southern resident orca pods population is up to 89 with the birth of J48. J16, now a mother of four, was seen with the newborn on December 17 while J pod, K pod and L87 were south of Whidbey Island between Edmonds and Kingston according to Orca Network. The 10-year-old educational organization presents its annual Ways of Whales Workshop on January 28, 2012 at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island.
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