Why B.C.s orcas are at risk, and whats at stake

Published: July 31, 2019, 4 p.m.

b"There are, at most, only 76 southern resident killer whales left in the world. Right now, there\\u2019s growing concern about the fate of J17 - the matriarch of one of the most studied orca families, J pod - as she was recently spotted emaciated. Killers: J pod on the brink is a new CBC podcast that dives deep into what\\u2019s putting B.C.'s orca population at risk - from climate change to politics. Today on Front Burner, producer Catherine Rolfsen on why these marine mammals matter."