Orca Population 2025. A population of orca that resides off the west coast is at its lowest level in almost 50 years, with just 73 individuals now remaining. Based on available evidence, the researchers posit in a new study published in aquatic mammals that the 49 orcas could belong to a subpopulation of transient killer.
And l pod has 34 , including (approximately): A group of killer whales spotted hunting off the coast of california and oregon over two decades may actually be their own unique population of animals, a new study says.