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Whale Watching Vancouver Island / Tourism BC
March 12th, 2010 | 
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Just off the coast of Victoria British Columbia, come see the Orca whales in their natural habitat.
As well, we come across a local rugby game as Victoria locals recommend some new and exciting adventures to come…
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Zoologist Speaks Out
VICTORIA – A prominent Victoria Zoologist says killer whales are intelligent, thinking beings who live with families.
Anna Hall says it isn’t possible to provide the massive orcas with an adequate habitat in captivity.
Hall has been part of the whale watching industry since 1995 and says it is dangerous to swim with any killer whale especially in a confined space.
She believes there are far better ways to educate people about killer whales than keeping them in captivity.
But she also acknowledges the value of SeaWorld and similar operations which she says have helped change the social perspective of killer whales.
Last week a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando was killed by Tilikum, a 5400 kilogram orca.
The whale was also involved in the deaths of two other people including a trainer at the former Sealand of the Pacific in Oak Bay.
A memorial service was held Monday in Chicago for Dawn Brancheau, the trainer who was killed in Florida.
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Jamie’s Whale Watching Tofino BC, Canada
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Jamie’s Whale Watching offers tours in Tofino and Ucluelet on state of the art zippy zodiac style vessels for those who crave adventure, or the west coast’s only large, luxury whale watch vessels, the 65 foot,’Leviathan II’ in Tofino or the ‘Lady Selkirk’ from Ucluelet, BC.
Most often viewed are the Pacific Gray Whales. The migration starts to show up along the coast of Vancouver Island in early February and continues through late April. From April on through November, we have our ‘Resident’ Gray whales feeding in Clayoquot Sound and Barkley Sound. Humpback whales are seen throughout our season, with the heaviest sightings in February, June, July, August and September. We see Orca whales (Killer whales) as well. There are 12 pods of ‘Transient’ Orcas that we see about once every two to three weeks throughout the year.
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