In 2018 an orca named Tahlequah in the North American Pacific Northwest made international headlines when she carried her deceased calf for 17 days in what many viewed as a profound grieving process. Tahlequah is the member of an endangered community of orcas, the Southern Residents, who have experienced so much loss that their population is now facing extinction.
Southern Resident Orcas Are Going Extinct – Dr. Bronner’s & Coextinction Filmmakers Share How We Can Stop This
by Lilia Letsch