Tag: False Killer Whales

Endangered insular false killer whale HIPc0280 with her new calf. Credit: Captain Zodiac/Andrea McCormick (NOAA Fisheries Permit #26596)

Seeing Double: Good News for Rare False Killer Whales in Hawaiʻi

Ocean Awareness

9/24/2026 - By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. Research partners spotted two endangered main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale calves this year, and they’re starting to grow up! This is a rare and exciting discovery for this small, resident population of only about 140 individuals [caption id="" align="alignright" width="437"] Range of the endangered main… SEE MORE

False Killer Whales
Marine Endangered Species
NOAA Fisheries

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Rare Sighting of Tropical False Killer Whales off OC Coast

Boating
Coastal News
Environment
Fishing

3/22/2021 - By Laylan Connelly. A pod of about 40 false killer whales showed up along the Orange County coastline on Saturday, March 20, a rare sighting for the tropical species typically found in warmer waters. The last time they were reported locally was spring 2019, when they showed up four times… SEE MORE

False Killer Whales
Orange County
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