This is a list of northern resident orca pods that live off the coast of British Columbia, Canada as of March 2013.[1] The Northern resident community is found in coastal waters ranging from mid-Vancouver Island north to Haida Gwaii and southeastern Alaska. Northern residents live in close-knit family groups known as pods that frequently split into subpods during the winter months and feed only on fish. They have never been seen spending time with other communities, although their territories often overlap.
Pods
Population of Orcas that live of British Columbia.[2]
| Pod | Matrilines | Individuals | Notable members | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Clan | ||||
| A1 | 3 | 20 | Stubbs (A1)*, Nicola (A2)*, Tsitika (A30)* | See main article |
| A4 | 3 | 15 | Yakat (A11)*, Kelsy (A24), Siwiti (A48)*, Springer (A73) | See main article |
| A5 | 3 | 10 | Top Notch (A5)*, Eve (A9)*, Sharky (A25)*, Corky (A16) | See main article |
| B1 | 1 | 6 | Hooker (B1)* | Used to have a large proportion of males |
| C1 | 2 | 16 | Namu (C1)* | Its two matrilines most often travel separately |
| D1 | 2 | 12 | Wrap Fin (D1)* | Its two matrilines are most often encountered together |
| H1 | 1 | 5 | Has been encountered infrequently | |
| I1 | 1 | 18 | Has been encountered very infrequently | |
| I2 | 1 | 3 | Has been encountered very infrequently | |
| I18 | 2 | 24 | ||
| G Clan | ||||
| G1 | 4 | 34 | ||
| G12 | 2 | 16 | ||
| I11 | 2 | 26 | ||
| I31 | 2 | 10 | ||
| R Clan | ||||
| R1 | 4 | 38 | Spans a record five generations | |
| W1 | 1 | 4 | Was quickly found to be a dying matriline due to the only female and matriarch, W3 ""Nebohannah", being post-reproductive. Died out in 2018 when the last member, Nebohannah herself, was declared deceased | |
Asterisk indicates deceased member.
Bibliography
- Morton, Alexandra (2002). Listening to whales : what the orcas have taught us (First ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-44288-1.
References
- ↑ Ford, John K. B.; Ellis, Graeme M.; Balcomb, Kenneth C. (1996). Killer Whales: The Natural History and Genealogy of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia and Washington. UBC Press. pp. 45–47. ISBN 978-0-7748-4430-7.
- ↑ Hoyt, Erich (1990). Orca, the whale called killer (New ed.). Camden East, Ont.: Camden House. p. 222. ISBN 0-920656-25-0.
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