Southern Resident Killer Whales

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf endemic species
orca population
gptkbp:calvingPeak fall to winter
gptkbp:conservationEfforts pollution reduction
salmon habitat restoration
vessel speed regulations
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important to Coast Salish peoples
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
coho salmon
steelhead trout
chum salmon
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1970s
gptkbp:distinctFrom Northern Resident Killer Whales
Offshore Killer Whales
Transient (Bigg's) Killer Whales
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Blackfish_(documentary)
gptkb:The_Whale_(film)
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Puget_Sound
gptkb:Salish_Sea
gptkb:Strait_of_Georgia
gptkb:Northeast_Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Strait_of_Juan_de_Fuca
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Fisheries_and_Oceans_Canada
gptkb:NOAA_Fisheries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern Resident Killer Whales
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Endangered
gptkbp:lifespan up to 90 years (females)
up to 50 years (males)
gptkbp:notablePerson Granny (J2)
Lolita (Tokitae)
Onyx (L87)
gptkbp:numberOfPods 3
gptkbp:podName gptkb:J_Pod
K Pod
L Pod
gptkbp:population endangered
gptkbp:populationEstimate 2023
73
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act_(USA)
gptkb:Species_at_Risk_Act_(Canada)
gptkbp:reproduction calves born year-round
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Orcinus_orca
gptkbp:socialStructure matrilineal
gptkbp:threats pollution
habitat degradation
prey depletion
vessel noise
gptkbp:vocalizationType unique dialects
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tokitae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8