Four Orca Siblings and Their Offspring

Schooner(A64), Toba(A78), and Mystery(A94) Three young northern resident orcas from A Pod, the daughter and sons of A24, Kelsey. Life began as a struggle against adversity for them, five older siblings passed away, most of them young. Their mother, sometimes called "loose" sometimes "dysfunctional" passed away in 2013. Still, they persevere as they raise Schooner's offspring, Kanish(A89), Barkeley(A110), and A124. Both the icon and background images are my own photography

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Springer (A73) and her calf Storm (A116) photographed off of British Columbia by John Ford on July 21, 2022.

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One year old A124, Schooner(A64)’s third known offspring.

ID photo taken by Jared Towers in 2020.

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In this video taken in September 2021 Mystery (A94) swims under a whale watching boat belonging to Prince of Whales Whale Watching. He was with the A42s.

Credit: Liron Gertsman

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Mystery (A94) in late summer 2021. He has been with the A42 matriline since last year.

Photo credit: Brendon Bissonnette

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Springer(A73) and her two offspring have been sighted multiple times this year in the Johnstone Strait area.

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Magin(A71) has been officially declared deceased.

Here is fifteen year old Magin(A71) with his younger brother Mystery(A94) on August 18 2014 at the rubbing beaches on Malcolm Island

Photo taken by Friends of the Wild Side

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A rare sighting of Springer(A73) with her nearest relatives, the A24s! They were near Hartley Bay in May 2019

Photo credit: Archie Dundas (x)

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Barkley(A110) with his uncle Toba(A78), near Hartley Bay in May 2019

Photo credit: Archie Dundas (x)

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Toba(A73) near Hartley Bay in May 2019. No Magin :’(

Photo credit: Archie Dundas (x)

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Kelsey(A24) with baby Mystery(A94) back in 2009

Photo credit: Jackie Hildering

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In other news from Orcalab’s 2018 annual report their underwater cameras at Robson Bight captured a rubbing by Springer and her offspring. Her youngest, Storm(A116), pictured above, appears to be female!

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Tragic News

According to the 2018 Orcalab Annual Report, Section: Remote Cameras & Network Systems (and a little history) Magin(A71) died in 2018 at the age of 19. Reports from Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada usually wait for another year of non-sightings to make a definite conclusion, but this is worrisome.

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Magin(A71) from 2009, back when he was a sprouter.

Photo credit: Jackie Hildering

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Springer(A73) with her recent calf, Storm(A116)

Top: Lisa Spaven/DFO

Bottom: Brianna Wright/DFO

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Toba(A78) with his nephew Barkley(A110) in the background in Johnstone Strait on August 25 2018.

Photo credit: Chloe Warren, Ashley Nielsen and Carmen Pendleton with Stubbs Island Whale Watching. All images taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.

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Toba(A78) is fifteen years old and sprouting.

Photo credit: Marieke Knierim with Mackay Whale Watching on August 15 2018

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Springer(A73) and her two offspring, Spirit(A104) and her second calf A116, born last year. They were spotted together by Cetacea Lab in Whale Channel on June 11th 2018 with the A24′s cousin Nahwitti(A56) and the A42 matriline.

Photo taken by CetaceaLab (x)