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These raingardens are a wonderful opportunity to familiarize residents and students in communities without regular access to the outdoors with orcas, salmon and the connections between humans and ecosystems. BBC wildlife documentary - Killer Whales - National geographic documentary The killer whale (Orcinus orca), also referred to as the orca whale or orca, and l. As of the most recent census, just 73 Southern Resident orcas remain, divided among three family groups. Type A killer whales are circumpolar and live offshore in ice-free water. The five forms of Antarctic killer whales have different distributions. The goal of this program is to promote raingardens at public schools and parks to reduce the amount of polluted stormwater reaching our local waterways, salmon, and orcas. The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation filed a petition today to protect Southern Resident orcas under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. In the North Atlantic, type 1 killer whales are found in the waters of the northeast Atlantic and Great Britain, while type 2 killer whales are mainly spotted off the west coast of Ireland and Scotland. The name 'killer whale' comes from the fact that they kill whales. T he distinctive coloration of killer whales is a type of camouflage known as disruptive coloration, in which the color pattern of an animal contradicts the animals body shape. Orcas swimming in a pod in Southeast Alaska. Killer whales are toothed whales and are the largest member of the dolphin family, Delphinidae. We also work to secure funding for critical state and federal programs like the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Geographic Area Program that protect and restore salmon habitat and water quality.ĭefenders launched a new coexistence program in 2017 called Orcas Love Raingardens. 5 things you think you know about killer whales that are actually wrong. Defenders advocates to remove the four lower Snake River dams, which would restore a critical salmon run. The killer whale is one of the most recognizable marine mammals, namely due to their black and white pattern, and large size.