Bigg's Population Timeline

\**Under construction!\**

The following is a timeline of births and deaths in the Bigg's (West Coast Transient - WCT) killer whale population. Information is added and updated when available. First and final sightings are compiled from the *Orca Network Sightings Archives* unless otherwise specified. Information regarding births and deaths before the years 1987-2000 is largely sourced from books *Killer Whales: A Study of Their Identification, Genealogy, and Natural History in British Columbia and Washington* (1987) and *Transients: Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of British Columbia, Washington, and Southeastern Alaska* (1999). Subsequent birth dates are sourced from official Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)-published photo identification catalogues: 2008, 2012, 2019. Additionally, Bay Cetology has compiled quarterly reports for DFO since the summer of 2019. Years of birth and presumed mothers from before 1976 are largely estimates. Please note that it may take a couple years to account for all calves born in a given year, and that it is generally easier to document births than deaths in this population.

## 1920-1929

### Births

**T013** (O5) **Flores** **♀** - First published catalogue gives her year of birth as 1929. Although a more updated 1999 catalogue gave her birth year as at most 1965, the fact that T014 Pender (b. ~1964-1968) is almost certainly her offspring implies her birth year is much earlier than 1965. Her true birth year is likely somewhere between 1929 and 1950.

## 1930-1939

### Births

**T006 Alice ♀** - Born at some point prior to the 1940s. The first confirmed sighting of her was on August 7th, 1946 near Race Rocks. A white killer whale like Alice had been sighted as early as 1923, and it is unknown if they were the same individual.

## 1940-1949

**T032** (Y2) **♀** - Catalogues give her birth year as ≤1965, but since she is presumed to be the mother of T031 Drake/Yankee One (estimated to have been born before 1954), she was likely born much earlier than 1965.

## 1950-1959

### Births

**T002** (M2) **Florencia/Pointednose Cow** **♀** - Estimated to have been born in 1950, first seen in January of 1958 . The earliest photo-identification catalogue cites her mother as a whale designated M5 . It is possible this refers to T003 Scarredjaw Cow, but that is unconfirmed.

No WCT ID (**E1**) ♂ - Estimated to have been born before 1952. This lone male was not around long enough to receive a revised T- ID.

**T021** (O21) **Pandora** **♀** - Born ~1953.

**T031** (Y1) **Drake/Yankee One ♂** to T032 (Y2) - Born ~1955. More recent catalogues estimate he was born before 1954.

**T018** (O10) **Esperanza** **♀** - Born ≤1955 (earliest year: 1943).

**T025 ♀** - Catalogues give her birth year as ≤1968, but since she is presumed to be the mother of T023 Janice (estimated to have been born around 1964), she was likely born much earlier than 1968.

**Scarredjaw Cow's Calf (1958)** to Scarredjaw Cow - Born during the mid to late 1950s. First seen on January 19th, 1958.

**T091** **♀** - Born ≤1959, Originally listed as born in 1974 but newer ID catalogues list her as older.

## 1960-1969

### Births

**T001** (M1) **Charlie Chin** ♂ to T002 Florencia/Pointednose Cow. Born ~1960. Original catalogue cites a slightly different birth year (1962). First identified during a capture on March 1st, 1970.

**T007** (Q1) **Innis** **♀** - Born ≤1961. Original catalogue cites exact year as 1954.

**T088** **♀** - Born ≤1962

**T087 Harbeson** **♂** to presumed T088 - Born ≤1963 (Two ID catalogues (2012 and 2019) list T088 as his presumed mother despite their similar ages.)

**T020** (O20) **Kwatsi** **♂** to presumed T021 Pandora - Born ≤1963.

**T010** (Q3) **Langara** **♀** - Born ≤1963-64.

**T011** (Q4) **Wakana** **♀** - Born ≤1964.

**T014** (O4) **Pender** ♂ to presumed T013 Flores - Born around 1964.

**T023** (U1) **Janice** **♀** - Born ≤1964.

**T093 Joanna ♂** - Born ≤1964.

**T017** (O3) **♂** - Born ≤1965.

**T019** (O12) **Mooyah** **♀** to presumed T018 Esperanza - Born ≤1965, or potentially later in 1970.

**T026** (S3) **Saoirse** **♀** - Born ≤1966.

**T046 Wake** **♀** - Born ≤1966.

**T041 Lawrie** **♀** - Born ≤1966.

**T027** (S5) **♀** - Born ≤1966.

**T061** (V1) **Victor** **♂** - Estimated to have been born around 1966. First seen off Tofino in 1977 and incorrectly assumed to be female.

**T012** (Q9) **Pachena** **♀** - Born ≤1967.

**T030 Elwha** **♀** - Born ≤1967.

**T124 Myrtle** **♀** - Born ≤1967.

**T065 Whidbey** **♀** - Born ≤1968.

**T004 Chimo ♀** to presumed T003 Scarredjaw Cow - Estimated ~1968.

**T034 Grace** **♀** - Born ≤1969.

**T073 Doris** **♀** - Born ≤1969. - Originally thought to have been born around 1972, but newer ID catalogues list her as older.

**T092** **♂** to presumed - T091 Born ≤1969.

### Deaths

**T006 Alice ♀** - Last seen in fall of 1965 near Tofino.

## 1970-1975

### Births

**T035** (X2) **Ruby Roo** **♀** - Born ≤1970.

**T036** (X3) **Flapjack** **♀** - Born ≤1970.

**T059** (E15) **♀** - Born ≤1970.

**T068** (Z2) **Yakataga** **♀** - Born ≤1970.

**T070** (M25) **♂** - Born around 1970.

**T064** (V11) **Keku** **♀** - Born ≤1971.

**T075** (F15) **Kidney** **♀** - Born ≤1971.

**T064 Keku** **♀** - Born ≤1971.

**T075 Kidney** **♀** - Born ≤1971.

**T002A** (M3) **Bajo** ♂ to T002 Florencia/Pointednose Cow - Born on 1972.

**T028** (S10) **Khaz** **♀** - Born ≤1972.

**T054** (P10) **♂** - Born 1972.

**T162 Sitka** **♂** - Born ≤1972.

**T173** **♀** - Born ≤1972.

**T086** **♀** - Born ≤1973.

**T101 Reef** **♀** - Born ≤1973.

**T069** (M20) **Komox** **♀** - Born around 1974.

**T072** (Z5) **Young** **♂** - Born around 1974.

**T170** **Capilano** **♂** - Born ≤1974.

**T089** **♀** - Born around 1974. Presumed sibling of T088

**T053** **♀** - Born around 1974. Thought to be the sister of T050 Boulder.

**T112** **♀** - Born around 1974.

**T113** **♂** - Born around 1975.

**T114** **♂** - Born around 1975.

**T148** (M30) **♂** - Born ≤1975.

**T024 Grace ♂** to presumed T023 Janice - Born ≤1975.

**T111** **♀** - Born around 1975

### Deaths

**T004 Chimo ♀**, age ~4. Captured on March 1, 1970 in Pedder Bay, and died of Chédiak-Higashi syndrome on November 2, 1972, in Sealand of the Pacific.

## 1976

### Births

**T007A** (Q2) **Arrow** **♂** to T007 Innis.

**T022** (O22) **Eucott** **♀** to presumed T021 Pandora.

**T055** (P11) **♀** - Born ≤1976.

**T058** **♀** - Born ≤1976.

**T117** **♀** - Born ≤1976.

**T165** **Thatcher** **♂** to presumed T166 Hobart

### Deaths

**T015** ♂ - Stranded alive near Tofino, British Columbia in April of 1976, died a few days later .

## 1977

**T085 Eve** **♀** - Born around 1977.

**T109** (E10) **Noyes** (or "Big Momma") **♀** - Born ≤1977.

**T139** **♀** - Born ≤1977.

## 1978

### Births

**T010A** (Q7) **Yaku** **♂** to T010 Langara.

**T011A** (Q8) **Rainy** **♂** to T011 Wakana.

**T063** (V10) **Chainsaw** **♂** to presumed T065.

**T143 Ian** **♀** - Born ≤1978.

## 1979

### Births

**T002B** (M2) **Pedder** **♀** to T002 Florencia/Pointednose Cow. Born between late 1978 or early 1979.

**T037** (X5) **Rocky III** **♀** to presumed T034 Grace.

**T057** **♀** - Born ≤1979.

**T074** (F20) **Andy** **♂** to presumed T073 Doris - Born around 1979.

**T100 Hutchins** **♀** to presumed T101 Reef - Born around 1979.

**T118 ♀** - Born ≤1979.

**T125** **♀** - Born ≤1979.

**T166 Hobart** **♀** - Born ≤1979.

## 1980

### Births

**T023A** (U4) to T023 Janice.

**T050** **Boulder** **♀** - Born ≤1980.

**T038 Greame** **♀** to presumed T035 Rooby Roo

**T060 Panthera** **♀** to presumed T059

**T071 Bonkers** - Born ≤1980.

**T097** ♂- Born ≤1980.

## 1981

### Births

**T051 Roswell** ♂ - Born ≤1981.

**T077 Asja** **♀** - Born ≤1981.

## 1982

### Births

**T007B** (Q10) **Spiller** **♀** to T007 Innis.

**T012A** (Q11) **Nitinat** **♂** to T012 Pachena.

**T056** ♂ - Born ≤1982. Is presumed to be the brother of T057

**T122 Centeki** **♀** to presumed T046 Wake

**T140** **♀** to presumed T139

## 1983

### Births

**T010B** (Q12) **Siwash** **♂** to T010 Langara.

**T119** to presumed T117

**T121** **♀** - Born ≤1983

**T185** **♀** - Born ≤1983

## 1984

### Births

**T019A** to T019 Mooyah.

**T021A** to T021 Pandora.

**T068A Ken** **♂** to T068 Yakataga

**T099 Bella** **♀** - Born ≤1984

**T102 Beardslee** **♀** to T101 Reef

**T124A Kittiwake** **♀** to T124 Myrtle

**T127 Hacksaw** **♂** to presumed T125

**T137 Loon** **♀** - Born ≤1984

**T171** **♀** - Born ≤1984

## 1985

### Births

**T012B** (Q13) **Bunsby** **♂** to T012 Pachena.

**T023B** (U5) to T023 Janice.

**T123 Sidney** **♀** - Born ≤1985

### Deaths

**T067** (Z50) **♂**, age ≥33 - Last seen sometime in 1985.

## 1986

### Births

**T049A Nan** **♀** to T049

**T065A Artemis** **♀** to T065 Whidbey

**T078** **♀** to presumed T075 Kidney

**T120** **♂** to T117

## 1987

### Births

**T033A** (Y4) to T033.

**T068B Phylly** **♀** to T068 Yakataga

**T073A Greg** **♀** to T073 Doris

**T146 Oamaru** **♀** - Born ≤1987

### Deaths

**T033A** (Y4), neonate - Disappeared shortly after birth.

## 1988

### Births

**T041A Jemison** **♀** to T041 Lawrie

**T046B Raksha** **♀** to T046 Wake

**T086A Eider** **♀** to T086

**T128 Flotsam** ♂ to presumed T125

### Deaths

**T002A** (M3) **Bajo** ♂, age 16 - Last seen near Glacier Bay, Alaska . Declared dead in 2002.

## 1989

### Births

**T002C** (M9) **Tasu** **♀** to T002 Florencia/Pointednose Cow. Born during the winter of 1988/1989, first seen during 1989.

**T055A** (P15) ♂ to T055.

**T069A** (M21) **Kitimat** **♀** to T069 Komox.

**T141** **♀** to presumed T139.

**T172 Katmai** **♀** to presumed T171.

**T250** **♀** to presumed T252.

### Deaths

**T019A**, age 5.

**T033** (Y3) **♀**, age 16 - Last seen in 1989.

## 1990

### Births

**T023C** (U6) **Cindy** **♀** to T023 Janice.

**T026A Ursula** **♀** to T026 Saoirse.

**T036A Leland** **♀** to T036 Flapjack.

**T109A Frio/Runaway** **♀** to T109 Noyes.

**T111A** **♀** to T111.

**T150 Mardy** ♂ to presumed T151 Capricho.

**T157** - Seen only once in northern Vancouver on 1995.

**T090 Eagle** **♀** to presumed T088

## 1991

### Births

**T073B** ♂ to T073 Doris

**T075A Stone** ♂ to T075 Kidney

### Deaths

**T026** (S3) **Saoirse** **♀**, age ≤25 - Last seen during 1991.

**T027** (S5) **♀**, age ≤25 - Last seen during 1991.

## 1992

### Births

**T049B Van** **♀** to T049

**T060A** **♀** to T060 Panthera - Estimated birth year.

**T068C Bazan** **♀** to T068 Yakataga

**T069B** to T069 Komox

**T085A** ♂ to T085 Eve

**T117A** ♂ to T117

**T167 Walpole** **♀** to presumed T166 Hobart

### Deaths

**T001** (M1) **Charlie Chin** ♂, age ~32 - Last seen near Dixon Entrance, Alaska . Although this is his last official sighting, an additional sighting may have occurred on June 6, 2003, at 12:40 pm, when Ron Bates reported to Orca Network that T001 was seen off Ulculet, BC. It is unknown if this sighting was confirmed via photographs. If this was indeed T001, he would have been ~46 years old.

**T010A** (Q7) **Yaku** ♂, age 14 - Last seen in late 1992. Declared dead in 2002.

**T017** (O3) **♀**, age ≥28 - Last seen in 1992.

**T069B**, neonate.

## 1993

### Births

**T012C Vargas ♂** to T012 Pachena.

**T023D Axle (Brightly)** **♀** to T023 Janice

**T030B Lyra** **♀** to T030 Elwha

**T057A** ♂ to T057

**T064A Minki** **♀** to T064 Keku

**T065B Chunk** **♀** to Whidbey - Also refused to as Hecate

**T101A Rush** **♂** to T101 Reef

### Deaths

**T012B** (Q13) **Bunsby** ♂ - Last seen in 1993. Declared dead in 2002.

## 1994

### Births

**T028A Slocun** **♀** to T28 Khaz

**T046C Carmanah** **♀** to T046 Wake

**T037A Volker** **♀** to T037 Rocky III

**T055B** **♀** to T055

**T075B Pebbles** **♀** to T075 Kidney

**T166A Gusty** **♀** to T166 Hobart

## 1995

### Births

**T007B1** to T007B Spiller.

**T019B** **Galiano** ♂ to T019 Mooyah.

**T050A** ♂ to T050 Boulder

**T059A** **♀** to T059

**T069C Kye** ♂ to T069 Komox

**T071A Hopkins** **♀** to T071 Bonkers

**T085B** ♂ to T085 Eve

**T186** ♂ to presumed T185

## 1996

### Births

**T077A Saulitis** ♂ to T077 Asja

**T109B Sem** **♀** to T109 Noyes

**T124D Field** **♀** to T124 Myrtle

**T124A1 Bonapartes** **♀** to T124A Kittiwake

### Deaths

**T053** **♀,** age 22 - Had no known offspring.

**T060a** **♀,** age < 5 years

## 1997

### Birth

**T028B Lydonia** **♀** to T028 Khaz

**T068D** to T068 Yakatage

**T100B Freya** **♀** to T100 Hutchin

**T101B Lagoon** **♂** to T101 Reef

## 1998

### Births

**T060B Casper** to T060 Panthera. First seen in the Queen Charlotte Islands, summer of 1998. Born a bit earlier that year. Described in a Puget Sound newsletter as being a "milky" pale color.

**T007B2** to T007B Spiller.

**T035A Lester** ♀ to T035 Ruby Roo.

**T036B Tattertip** ♀ to T036 Flapjack.

**T037B Harald** ♀ to T037 Rocky III.

**T049C Nielson** ♂ to T049.

**T073C Vicky** ♀ to T073 Doris.

**T075C Bam-Bam** ♀ to T075 Kidney.

**T078A** to T078

**T121A** ♀ to T121.

**T125A Jetsam** ♂ to T125.

**T174A Solita** ♀ to T174 Dixon.

**T022A to** T022 Eucott - First seen in late 1998.

**T224** ♀ to presumed T223 - Estimated birth year.

### Deaths

**T013** (O5) **Flores** **♀** - Last seen in 1998.

**T022A**, neonate - Absence first noticed in April of 1999.

**T078** ♀, age 12

**T078A**, neonate - Disappeared with mother

## 1999

### Births

**T010C Bones ♂** to T010 Langara.

**T050B Sita** ♀ to T050 Boulder.

**T101C** **♂** to T101 Reef - Died sometime before the 2008 ID catalogue.

**T124E Murk** ♂ to T124 Myrtle.

**T146A Oma** ♀ to T146 Oamaru.

**T187** to presumed T185.

### Deaths

**T060B Casper** - It is unknown if his odd coloration was linked to his death.

## 2000

### Births

**T038A Dana** ♀ to T038 Graeme.

**T046D Strider** ♂ to T046 Wake.

**T071B Hood** ♀ to T071 Bonkers.

**T077B The Church** ♂ to T077 Asja.

**T111B** to T111.

**T123A Stanley** ♂ to T123 Sidney.

## 2001

### Births

**T019C Spouter** ♂ to T019 Mooyah.

**T049A1 Noah** ♂ to T049A Nan.

**T060C Yelnats** ♂ to T060 Panthera.

**T068B1 Obsidian** ♀ to T068B Phylly.

**T069D** ♀ to T069 Komox.

**T071B Hood** ♀ to T071 Bonkers.

**T086A1 Nahanni** ♀ to T086A Eider.

**T124A2 Elkugu** ♀ to T124A Kittiwake.

**T124B1** to T124B.

**T253** ♀ to presumed T252.

## 2002

### Births

**T002C1 Rocky** ♂ to T002C Tasu - First seen in October.

**T064B Amabilidad** ♀ to T064 Keku.

**T100C Laurel** ♂ to T100 Hutchins.

**T109C Boca** ♀ to T109 Noyes/Big Momma.

**T137A Jack** ♂ to T137 Loon.

**T146B Chiloe** ♂ to T146 Oamaru.

## 2003

### Births

**T023C1** to T023C Cindy.

**T028C Lluvia ♀** to T028 Khaz.

**T037C** to T037 Rocky III.

**T038B Jane** ♀ to T038 Graeme.

**T046B1 Tread** ♀ to T046B Raksha.

**T046E Thor** ♂ to T046 Wake.

**T099A Kirk** to T099 Bella.

**T121B** to T121.

**T225** to presumed T223.

### Deaths

**T144 ♂**, age 20 - Last seen around August 24.

## 2004

### Births

**T036C** to T036 Flapjack.

**T055C** ♂ to T055.

**T060D Onca** ♂ to T060 Panthera.

**T065A2 Ooxjaa** ♂ to T065A Artemis.

**T068B2 Quartz** to T068B Phylly.

**T069E Kodiak** ♂ to T069 Komox.

**T140B** ♂ to T140.

**T141A** to T141.

**T146C Svaha** ♀ to T146 Oamaru.

### Deaths

**T012C Vargas** ♂, age 11.

**T022** (O22) **Eucott** **♀**, age 28.

## 2005

### Births

**T002C2 Tumbo** ♂ to T002C Tasu.

**T007B3 Knox ♂** to T007B Spiller.

**T023D1 Vispera** to T023D Axle - Year of birth is estimated

**T030C Salix** to T030 Elwha.

**T036A1 Tierna** ♀ to T036A Leland.

**T050C Lyrical** to T050 Boulder.

**T073D Steve** to T073 Doris.

**T073A1 Paws** ♂ to T073A Greg.

**T085C Jasmine** to T085 Eve.

**T086A2** to T086A Eider.

**T109A2 Fuser** ♀ to T109A Frio/Runaway.

**T117B** to T117.

**T151A Batalla** ♀ to T151 Capricho.

**T174B Jitterbug John** ♀ to T174 Dixon.

### Deaths

**T061** (V1) **Victor** ♂, age ~39 - Last reported to the Orca Network in May.

## 2006

### Births

**T002B1** to T002B Pedder.

**T046C1** ♂ to T046C.

**T049B1 Voyageur** to T049B Van - First identified on November 25.

**T059A1** ♀ to T059A.

**T069A2** ♂ to T069A.

**T077C Neftali** ♂ to T077 Asja.

**T090B Piglet** ♂ to T090 Eagle.

**T100D** to T100 Hutchins.

**T111A1** to T111A.

**T124A3 Wasini** ♀ to T124A Kittiwake.

**T137B Tempest** ♀ to T137 Loon.

## 2007

### Births

**T023C2** to T023C Cindy.

**T028D Gwaii** to T028 Khaz.

**T034A Pachamama** ♀ to T034 Grace.

**T037A1 Inyo ♀** to T037A Volker.

**T049A2 Jude** ♂ to T049A Nan.

**T065A3 Amira** ♂ to T065A Artemis.

**T068C1 Sila** to T068C Bazan.

**T071C Jared** to T071 Bonkers.

**T075B1 Scars** to T075B Pebbles.

**T099B Holly ♀** to T099 Bella.

**T109D Eivin** ♀ to T109 Noyes/Big Momma.

**T111C** to T111

**T176A** to T176.

**T185A** to T185

### Deaths

**T002B1**, neonate.

**T012** (Q9) **Pachena** **♀**, age ≥40 - son T012A Nitinat seen without mother this year, prompting concern. T012 is declared dead the following year. Her last sighting was around September of 2006.

**T023D1 Vispera**, age <2 - Year of death is estimated

**T049** (P27) **♀**, age ≥36 - Last documented sighting may be in December according to the Orca Network archives. Died before publication of 2008 catalogue.

**T086** **♀**, age ≥34 - Severed dorsal fin and saddle patch found by park rangers at Twin Harbors State Park, south of Westport, Washington, on May 22. Based on the level of decomposition, it had been cut off after May 17. Responders from Cascadia Research initially believed the dorsal fin had been cut by a knife, perhaps to free the whale from an entanglement; however, an analysis of the tissues revealed that T086 suffered a catastrophic propeller strike, severing it.

## 2008

### Births

**T038C Borrowman** to T038 Graeme.

**T046B2 Akela** ♀ to T046B Raksha.

**T060E Lynx** ♂ to T060 Panthera.

**T140C** to T140.

**T146D Leah** to T146 Oamaru.

**T199A** to T199.

### Deaths

**T029** (P1) **Seaforth** ♂, age ≥52 - Declared dead this year after a multi-year absence.

## 2009

### Births

**T023C3 Durban** ♀ to T023C Cindy.

**T023D2** to T023D Axle - Year of birth is estimated, assumed to have died the same year.

**T036B1 Bhotia** ♀ to T036B Tattertip.

**T037A2 Inky** ♂ to T037A Volker.

**T046C2 Sam** ♀ to T046C.

**T059A2** ♀ to T059A.

**T068C2** to T068C Bazan - First seen December 10th.

**T077D Alcyon ♀** to T077 Asja.

**T099C Barakat ♂** to T099 Bella.

**T100E Tharaya** ♀ to T100 Hutchins.

**T109A3 Spong** to T109A Frio/Runaway.

**T123B Thrasher** to T123 Sidney.

### Deaths

**T002** (M2) **Florencia/Pointednose Cow** ♀, age ≥59. Last seen early 2009. Declared dead in 2010.

**T044** (E11) **Ben** ♂, age ~33. Last seen alive on March 8. Found dead in Port Hardy off Vancouver Island on March 29.

**T100D** age 3

## 2010

### Births

**T007B4 Moonraker ♂** to T007B Spiller.

**T035A1 Opal ♀** to T035A Lester.

**T049B2 Skyler** to T049B Van.

**T068B3 Wilder** to T068B Phylly.

**T069F Kin ♂** to T069 Komox.

**T073A2 Trites** to T073A Greg.

**T090C Tigger** ♀ to T090 Eagle.

**T100B1** to T100B Freya.

**T124A4 Sabio** ♀ to T124A Kittiwake.

**T151B** **Pelagia** to T151 Capricho.

**T167A** **Doniol ♂** to T167 Walpole.

### Deaths

**T014 (O4) Pender ♂**, age ~46 - Last seen by Center for Whale Research on October 8.

**T037C,** age ~7, Disappeared sometime between the 2008 and 2012 ID catalogue. Exact year of death is unavailable.

**T056** ♂, age < 28 - Year of death is estimated.

**T058** ♀, age <34 - Year of death is estimated. No known calves.

## 2011

### Births

**T002C3 Lucy** ♀ to T002C Tasu.

**T041A1 Palm** to T041A Jemison.

**T046B3 Sedna** ♀ to T046B Raksha.

**T049A3 Nat** ♂ to T049A Nan.

**T050D Lyrical** to T050 Boulder.

**T065A4 Ellifrit** ♀ to T065A Artemis.

**T065B1 Birdsall** ♂ to T065B Chunk.

**T069A3 Kʷiisahii** to T069A Kitimat.

**T071D Heise** to T071 Bonkers.

**T086A3 Tyndall** ♀ to T086A Eider.

**T146E Basho** to T146 Oamaru.

### Deaths

**T123B Thrasher**, age 2 - Last seen around June. T123 Sidney and T123A Stanley were found beached on a sandbar near Genn Island, British Columbia, on July 29 - T123B was missing. It is possible this stranding was related to T123B Thrasher's disappearance.

## 2012

### Births

**T023D3 Robin** ♂ to T023D Axle.

**T028A1** to T028A Slocum.

**T030B1 Vega** to T030B Lyra.

**T036A2 Kailas** ♀ to T036A Leland.

**T037B1 Lance** ♂ to T037B Harald.

**T038D Falconer** ♂ to T038 Graeme.

**T046F Loki** ♂ to T046 Wake.

**T050B1 Blakeslee** to T050B Sita.

**T060F Tigris** ♀ to T060 Panthera.

**T068C3 Jacobsen** to T068C Bazan.

**T073C1 Guba** to T073C Vicky.

**T109A4 Garrett ♂** to T109A Frio/Runaway.

**T109C1** to T109C Boca.

**T123C Lucky** ♀ to T123 Sidney - Born between June 12 and November 3.

**T137D Wright** ♀ to T137 Loon.

**T141B** to T141.

**T152A** to T152.

**T166A1** to T166A Gusty.

## 2013

### Births

**T023C4 Bunzie** to T023C Cindy.

**T028E** to T028 Khaz.

**T035A2** to T035A Lester.

**T036B2 Greenfelder** to T036B Tattertip.

**T037A3 Spinnaker** ♂ to T037A Volker.

**T041A2** **Tree** to T041A Jemison. First seen on August 4 near Tofino.

**T046B4 Quiver** ♀ to T046B Raksha.

**T046C3** to T046C.

**T049B3 CharChar** to T049B Van.

**T050E Grandmama** to T050 Boulder.

**T059A3** to T059A.

**T064B1 Peaches** to T064B Amabilidad.

**T068B1A Fern** to T068B1 Obsidian.

**T069D1** ♂ to T069D.

**T071B1 Zengo** to T071B Hood.

**T109E Yoda** ♂ to T109 Noyes/Big Momma.

**T109B3** ♀ to T109B Sem.

**T124A2A Agafia** ♂ to T124A2 Elkugu.

**T168A1** to T168A Bean.

**T176B** to T176.

**T224A** to T224.

**T071A1** to T071A Hopkins

### Deaths

**T075B1 Scars** **♀**, age 6 - Last seen July 2013. Mentioned as suspected dead in Center for Whale Research's June 2019 catalogue.

**T021** (O21) **Pandora** **♀**, age ≥61

**T071A Hopkins**, age 18 - Had one known calf, T071a1, that was born and disappeared the same year with Hopkins.

**T071A1**, neonate.

## 2014

### Births

**T007B5** to T007B Spiller - Born in mid-2014.

**T049A4 Neptune** ♂ to T049A Nan.

**T064A3 Sparrow Rose** to T064A Minke.

**T065A5 Elsie** ♂ to T065A Artemis.

**T068B4 Chiak** to T068B Phylly.

**T068C4 Rich** to T068C Bazan.

**T085D** **Findlay Farenorth** to T085 Eve. First seen on February 7, 2015, near Tofino.

**T100F Estrella** to T100 Hutchins. First seen on February 7, 2015, near Tofino.

**T109A5** to T109A Frio/Runaway.

**T124A5** to T124A Kittiwake

**T124D1 Salish II** to T124D Field.

**T151C** to T151 Capricho.

## 2015

### Births

**T023D4 Sixx** to T023D Axle.

**T028B1** to T028B Lydonia.

**T036A3 Storm** ♂ to T036A Leland.

**T037A4 Crinkle** ♀ to T037A Volker.

**T038A1** to T038A Graeme.

**T046B1A Tsakani** ♀ to T046B1 Tread.

**T073A3 Jessica** to T073A Greg.

**T075B2 Jasper** to T075B Pebbles.

**T099D ♂** to T099 Bella.

**T109B4** to T109B Sem.

**T121A1** to T121A

**T167B Valcroze** to T167 Walpole.

**T174C** to T174 Dixon.

### Deaths

**T057** ♀, age < 36 - Year of death is estimated.

**T121A1,** neonate.

**T124A5 ,** age < 1

## 2016

### Births

**T046B5** to T046B Raksha - First seen on December 2 with fetal folds and flaccid dorsal fin still present, indicating an age of at most a few days.

**T069A4 Našuk** to T069A Kitimat.

**T069D2** to T069D.

**T077E Misneach** to T077 Asja.

**T086A4 Akia** ♀ to T086A Eider.

**T100B2 Potnia** to T100B Freya

**T109A2A ♀** to T109A2 Fuser.

**T124A6 Kasuun** ♂ to T124A Kittiwake.

**T124A2B Litton** ♀ to T124A2 Elkugu.

### Deaths

**T010B** (Q12) **Siwash** **♂**, age 34 - Last seen in late 2016. Presumed dead since August of 2017.

**T012A** (Q11) **Nitinat** **♂**, age 34 - Last seen alive in August. Found dead on September 15 off Cape Beale.

**T046B5**, neonate - Killed by T068 Yakataga and T068A Ken on December 2, in western Johnstone Strait, likely via drowning. The attack represented the first ever recorded non-human infanticide performed by a mother-son pair. Both T068 and T068A chased the T046B matriline until T068A snatched the calf, at which point the pair were chased by the calf's mother T046B. T046B slammed into T068A from below despite T068's attempt to shield him, injuring him in a spectacular manner. T046B's attempt to save her calf earned her the name 'Raksha', the name of the mother wolf in *The Jungle Book*, a word meaning 'protection' in Hindi.

## 2017

### Births

**T002C4 Kano** to T002C Tasu. Born in early 2017. First seen on June 7th in Haro Strait by the Center for Whale Research.

**T030B2 Capella** to T030B Lyra.

**T034B Sonder ♀** to T034 Grace.

**T037B2 Trident** to T037B Harald.

**T038E Hocker** to T038 Graeme.

**T049A5** ♀ to T049A. Born late in the year, likely in December. First seen by Eagle Wing Tours on April 15, 2018.

**T059A4** to T059A.

**T071E Sutton** to T071 Bonkers.

**T075B3 Rubble/Kasnikyu** to T075B Pebbles.

**T075C1 Carlos** to T075C Bam-Bam.

**T090D Kanga ♀** to T090 Eagle.

**T109C2** to T109C Boca.

**T124D2 Seretse** to T124D Field.

**T141C** to T141.

**T224B** to T224.

**T250C** to T250.

## 2018

### Births

**T002B2** to T002B Pedder. First seen on September 25 off of Campbell River.

**T007B6 Domino** ♂ to T007B Spiller.

**T023C5** ♀ to T023C Cindy - First seen on April 27 off of Cambell River.

**T028A2** to T028A Slocum.

**T028B2** to T028B Lydonia.

**T035A3** to T035A Lester.

**T036B3** **Chip** ♂ to T036B Tattertip.

**T038B1** **Cook** to T038B Jane.

**T041A3** to T041A Jemison. First seen in July.

**T046B1B Tl'uk** ♂ to T046B1 Tread.

**T046C4** to T046C.

**T064A4 Nova** to T064A Minke.

**T065A6 Callisto** ♀ to T065A Artemis. First seen by Eagle Wing Tours on April 15, only days old.

**T069A5 Kismet** to T069A Kitimat.

**T071B2 Tasli** to T071B Hood.

**T109D1 Tazzie** to T109D Eivin.

**T109A6** to T109A Frio/Runaway.

**T109A2B** to T109A2 Fuser.

**T109B5** to T109B Sem.

**T121A2** to T121A.

**T123D Darcy** ♀ to T123 Sidney.

**T146A1** to T146A Oma.

**T152B** to T152.

### Deaths

**T002B2**, neonate - Only seen once on September 25 off of Campbell River, absence was first noticed October 3.

**T171 ♀**, age < 34 - Year of death is an estimation.

## 2019

### Births

**T023D5** to T023D Axle.

**T034A1** to T034A Pachamama. Born approximately June 13.

**T037A5** ♂ to T037A Volker. First seen off Eureka, California, on May 30; fetal folds indicated a recent birth.

**T046B6 Sol** **♀** to T046B Raksha. First seen sometime before June. Confirmed female during whale watch with Eagle Wing Tours on June 25.

**T049B4** to T049B Van.

**T060G** to T060 Panthera. Born sometime around late August, first seen around August 31.

**T064B2 Pelosi** to T064B Amabilidad.

**T065B2** **Nettle** to T065B Chunk. Born around April-May.

**T068B5** **Venture** to T068B Phylly. Born and first seen between September 30 and December 31.

**T075C2** **Gavin** to T075C Bam-Bam. Born and first seen between September 30 and December 31.

**T086A1A** to T086A1 Nahanni.

**T124A3A** **Alethia** ♂ to T124A3 Wasini.

**T146C1** to T146C Svaha. Born and first seen between January 1 and September 30.

**T151A1** to T151A Batalla. Born and first seen between September 30 and December 31.

**T151D** to T151 Capricho. Born and first seen between September 30 and December 31.

**T174B1** to T174B Jitterbug John.

**T253A** to T253. Born and first seen between September 30 and December 31.

### Deaths

**T086A1A**, neonate - Presumed as of March 31, 2020.

## 2020

### Births

**T069D3** to T069D. First seen on June 13 in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island.

**T038A2** to T038A Dana. First seen early November, in Browning Passage near the village of Tofino.

**T068C5** to T068C Bazan.

**T167C ♀** to T167 Walpole.

**T002C5** to T002C Tasu. Believed to be born in December.

### Deaths

**T002C2 Tumbo** ♂, age 15 - Presumed as of March 31. Last seen September of 2019.

**T011** (Q4) **Wakana** **♀**, age ≥56 (max. 81)- Presumed as of March 31. Last seen around October of 2019 in Clayoquot Sound.

**T057A ♂**, age 27 - Presumed as of March 31. He is the last member his maternal line.

**T146E Basho**, age 9 - Presumed as of March 31.

**T102 Beardslee** ♂, age ~36 - Presumed as of September 17. Last seen on September 16 with a collapsing dorsal fin off Quadra Island, east of Vancouver Island. Family seen disoriented and wandering without him for at least two weeks after final sighting.

**T124A3 Wasini ♀**, age 14 - Found dead on November 13 near Tenakee Springs, Alaska.

**T173 ♀**, age ≥48 - Presumed as of December 31.

## 2021

### Births

**T124A4A ♀** to T124A4 Sabio. First seen on March 7 in Bayne Channel.

**T109A7** to T109A Frio.

**T109A2C** to T109A2 Fuser. First seen on March 15th in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

**T075B4** to T075B Pebble. First seen on May 23rd in Admiralty Inlet.

**T055B1 ♀** to T055B.

**T099E ♀** to T099 Bella.

**T109D2** to T109D Eivin.

**T124A7 ♀** to T124A Kittiwake.

**T124D3** to T124D Field. First seen on January 24th, 2022 near Discovery Island.

**T075C3** to T076C Bam-Bam

### Deaths

**T038A1**, age 5 - Presumed as of March 31.

**T075C1**, age 3 - Presumed as of March 31.

**T124E Murk** ♂, age 21 - Presumed as of March 31.

## 2022

### Births

**T007B7** ♂ to T007B Spiller.

**T035A4** to T035A Lester.

**T036A1A** to T036A1A Tierna.

**T037B3** to T037B Harald.

**T046B1C** to T046B1 Tread. First seen on October 22nd.

**T049A6** to T049A Nan. Born early in the year.

**T109C3** to T109C Boca.

**T109A3A** to T109A3 Spong.

### Deaths

**T002C4 Kano**, age 4 - Presumed as of July 15th. Absence first noticed in October of 2021.

**T037B2 Trident**, age 5 - Presumed as of July 15th.

**T046B1B Tl'uk ♂**, age 3 - Presumed as of July 15th. Absence first noticed in June of 2021.

**T077B The Church** **♂**, age 22

**T085C Jasmine**, age 17 - Presumed as of January 3rd, 2023.

**T093 Joanna ♂**, age ~58 - Presumed as of November 6th.

**T103 Stephens ♂**, age ~54 - Presumed as of January 3rd, 2023.

**T118 ♀**, age ~53 - Presumed as of July 15th.

**T124A3A Spindrift ♂**, age 3 - Presumed as of January 3rd, 2023.

## 2023

### Births

**T023C6** ♀ to T023C Cindy

**T046B7** to T046B Raksha

**T059A1A** to T059A1

**T065B3** ♂ to T065B Chunk

**T069A6** to T069A Kitimmat

**T075B5** to T075B Pebbles

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 (1987) Michael A. Bigg, Graeme M. Ellis, John K. B. Ford, and Kenneth C. Balcomb, *Killer Whales*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 'Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology Report for the Year 1959'
3. ↑ (2012) Jared R. Towers, Graeme M. Ellis, and John K. B. Ford, "Photo-identification catalogue of Bigg's (transient) killer whales from coastal waters of British Columbia, northern Washington, and southeastern Alaska", *Can. Data Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1241*.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 (2016) CWR, "Encounter 4: The Release of T13 & T14, April 26, 1976", *Center for Whale Research Blog*, April 26, 2016.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (1999) John K. B. Ford and Graeme M. Ellis, *Transients*
6. ↑ (1965) 'Alice, the Albino Killer Whale, Disappears From Scene'
7. ↑ (1976) 'Beached Whale Dies'
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 'Adopt the T18 Matriline'
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 'A Special Family: the T2s'
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 (1993-2017) Vancouver Aquarium, *The Blackfish Sounder* [Series], no. 1-17.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 (2020) Stephen Raverty et al., "Pathology findings and correlation with body condition index in stranded killer whales (*Orcinus orca*) in the northeastern Pacific and Hawaii from 2004 to 2013", *PLoS One,* vol. *15*, no. 12
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 (2020) Jared R. Towers et al., "Live strandings of Bigg's killer whales (*Orcinus orca*) along the west coast of North America", *Aquatic Mammals* vol. 46, no.5, 466-477.
13. ↑ (2019) *CWR*, "Bigg's 'Transient' Killer Whales ID Guide", June, 2019 [Requires Membership]
14. ↑ 'Aerial photogrammetry to estimate size, growth, and body condition of mammal-eating Bigg’s killer whales'
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 (2018) Jared R. Towers et al., "Infanticide in a mammal-eating killer whale population", *Scientific Reports* vol. 8, no. 1, article 4366.
16. ↑ 'The Transient Killer Whale Research Project Report 2018-9-25'
17. ↑ 'The Transient Killer Whale Research Project Encounter (2018-04-27), Campbell River, BC'
18. ↑ 'The Transient Killer Whale Research Project Report 2018-10-3'
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 DFO, "Winter 2020 Bigg's Killer Whale Population Update", *Bay Cetology*
20. ↑ DFO, "Fall 2019 Bigg's Killer Whale Population Update", *Bay Cetology*, December 31, 2019.
21. ↑ DFO, "Summer 2019 Bigg's Killer Whale Population Update", *Bay Cetology*, September 30, 2019.
22. ↑ DFO, "Spring and Summer 2020 Bigg's Killer Whale Population Update", *Bay Cetology*
23. ↑ DFO, "Fall 2020 Bigg's Killer Whale Population Update", *Bay Cetology*
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Strawberry Isle Marine Research Society (SIMRS), "Annual Report 2019-2020"
25. ↑ DFO, "Winter 2021 Bigg's Killer Whale Population Update", *Bay Cetology*