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Southern Resident killer whales
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Southern_Resident_killer_whales
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
endemic species
killer whale population
gptkbp:averagePodSize
20-40 individuals
gptkbp:commonName
Southern Residents
gptkbp:conservationStatus
endangered
gptkbp:culturalSignificance
important to Coast Salish peoples
gptkbp:diet
gptkb:fish
coho salmon
sockeye salmon
steelhead trout
chum salmon
gptkbp:distinctFrom
Northern Resident killer whales
Offshore killer whales
Transient killer whales
gptkbp:firstDescribed
1970s
gptkbp:firstListedAsEndangered
2001 (Canada)
2005 (USA)
gptkbp:foundIn
gptkb:Puget_Sound
gptkb:Salish_Sea
gptkb:Strait_of_Georgia
gptkb:Northeast_Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Strait_of_Juan_de_Fuca
gptkbp:groupStructure
matrilineal pods
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Southern Resident killer whales
gptkbp:lifespan
up to 90 years (females)
up to 50 years (males)
gptkbp:migratory
seasonal movement within Salish Sea
gptkbp:monitors
gptkb:Center_for_Whale_Research
gptkb:NOAA_Fisheries
gptkbp:notablePerson
Granny (J2)
Lolita (Tokitae)
gptkbp:numberOfPods
3
gptkbp:podName
gptkb:J_Pod
K Pod
L Pod
gptkbp:population
declining
gptkbp:populationEstimate
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:taxonRank
census
gptkbp:threats
pollution
habitat degradation
prey depletion
vessel noise
gptkbp:vocalization
unique dialects
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:J50
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7