RARE YOUNG ORCA FEARED MISSING FOUND BY SCIENTISTS

An ailing killer whale has been found alive off B.C. after it was feared the young orca had been separated from her family pod. The Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbour, Wash., stated Monday researchers were in the water with the female Southern Resident killer whale known as J50. J50 wasn’t seen with her pod when a group of biologists was studying them Sunday. J50 was last seen lagging roughly one kilometre behind her mother and brother, who were nearly three nautical miles behind the rest of the J Pod on Aug. 30. J50 had lost a considerable amount of weight over the past several months and marine biologists and veterinarians were working to stabilize the orca, one of 75 of its species in the Pacific waters between British Columbia and California.