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Ailing Killer Whale still alive! Sadly not.
#1
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The killer whale J50 from the southern population has been ailing for some time and biologists have been working to save her.
She disappeared last week and it was feared she was lost. Happily she has been spotted again and they will give her more antibiotics to try and help her.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...-1.4808870

This has been a real battle to save her life. She is from the same pod as the whale who carried her dead baby for 17 days. 
They need all the help we can give them. Human activity has caused so much trouble for these whales. Keeping even one more member of the pod alive could help the survival of this particular pod.

We are all relieved to hear that she is alive.  Smile
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Catherine

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#2
That's good news, so far for her. I was wondering what had happened so thanks for the update Catherine.
If they can get her to take more antibiotics she has an excellent chance. It is great that they are working so hard to help her.
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#3
This is the latest update. It is not yet clear if the whale will survive or not. They are still trying to help her. They think they understand better what is wrong with her. 

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news...-treatment

This is an amazing response to a whale in trouble. We are all hoping for J50s survival, but whatever the outcome much has been learned about Orcas. I hope the pod understands that humans are trying to help. They have tried different things and they have even managed to deliver medication. If they finally have to capture J50 to treat her it will be the first time we have captured an Orca to help it then return it to its family. All I can say is "get well soon J50", we are all hoping for you to recover.
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Catherine

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I know it seemed hopeful and they really did try to save her, but J50 has been declared dead.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...-1.4822671


The death of J50 is just one more step in the sad decline of the southern Orca population.
I cry for her death. Smiley19 
But tears are not enough when a whole species is at risk.
There are no words deep enough to express the loss we are facing with the southern population. 
All the effort we put into trying to save J50 needs to be applied to helping her pod. All the feelings we had for the grieving orca who carried her baby 17 dats, needs to be given to the whole pod while they are still alive and can be helped.
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Catherine

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