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A:pod. of orca whales’
visited local waters iast

is.on of a group of
uthern com-

Foundation

founder’ Peter Hamilton. was -
to distribute.”
whale-watching ‘guidelines to.

‘out on the wat

boaters attracted by the spec-,
M tacular:sight.’The guidelines

include’ general facts on orcas,”
the:

and. information , on
‘Canadian’ Marine. Mammal
‘Regulations: and’ the U.S.
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three resi-

ic Mammal Protection witnessed « the

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dent pods in the southern
community,
“Hamilton
orcas were
salmon,
“They don’t; usually;come
into. Vancouver “harbor like
they did on Sunday, This'time

believes the
hunting — for

. they came in at least two miles

east. of © Point Atkinson,”
Hamilton said.

Last year, there were “19
whales counted in K Pod. The
whales passed by Point Grey
at ap roximately 3pm. They
left te simately

oaters “who

Sunday were for the most part

-respectful of the creatures.

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whales” on.

draw boatiny crowd

“Tn gost cases they're just
exelted and unaware of the
behavior around wild animals,

They usually appreciate thes :

information. he

“| think one man was dis-.;
appeinted beeause he looked: |

like he was getting ready to go.
in and swim with them, He’
was certainly advised that you
are not allowed to go within a
hundred = metres,” said
Hamilton.

The hundred or so whales

ofthe southern community - §

have learned to tolerate some

human infringement upon’

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