A photo I took of Luna’s mother and brother in 2004. They are 2 of the missing orcas. I am grateful to have observed the animals during the time that I did before my move to Mexico. I’d come to see many amazing things, and had come to respect wildlife in a way i’d not known before. I’ve already come to see several individuals pass before my lens and also in life.

Times Colonist: Worst die-off in 10 years feared for B.C. orcas

Scientists say lack of salmon a factor in decline of resident whale population

CNN: Scientists dismayed by vanishing of 7 whales

Seven Puget Sound killer whales are missing and feared dead in what could be the biggest decline among the sound’s orcas in nearly a decade, say scientists who carefully track the endangered animals.