Springer, born in 2000, is named after Springer Point on Sonora Island (50°18’00″N 125°13’00”) at the south end of Johnstone Strait and is quite the celebrity!

Stanley is the first offspring of Sidney (T123) and has two younger siblings, Lucky (T123C) and Darcy (T123D). For every person that registers their gift, Gift Republic donates approximately 10% of the RRP directly to ORCA.

The name Crescent may be showing the beginning of a new moon and in the case of this orca, a new life is beginning. Where orcas do not have enough to eat, it can impact on their ability to reproduce and can, ultimately, increase their mortality. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Suttles is often seen with Tsuchi (J-31) and her youngster, Tofino (J-56), possibly helping a mother with her baby.

She is often seen being surface active with her younger brother, Windsong (L-121), and their cousin, Joy (L-119). A law to protect the Orcas, which is supposed to regulate the catch quotas and contribute to the improvement of the situation, has not really mitigated the situation so far. Spirit is named after Spirit Island on the central coast of British Columbia (52°09’34″N 128°06’11″W), and Storm is named after Storm Rock in Fitz Hugh Sound (54°25’29″N 130°18’00”) which is where the calf was first seen.Springer’s release was deemed the ultimate success when she gave birth to Spirit in 2013, and Storm in 2017. Fishing equipment can become tangled around their fins leading to long-term injuries and disabilities that reduces their ability to swim and hunt.