In the summer of 2018, one orca mother known as J35, carried her deceased calf at the surface for a record-breaking 17 days. The calf died shortly after birth and was ultimately not recovered to perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death. Although J35 lived in the Puget Sound
What are strandings? A stranded marine mammal is one that has beached itself on land and cannot return to the water without help, and may also need medical assistance. Cetaceans are fully aquatic animals and, though they breathe air, they cannot survive for long on land. If a whale or