Project Update: June 2007

We have just finished the first part of our field season. From 11 May till 22 June we worked at Beringa Island (Commander Islands). Our work was very successful: we saw killer whale groups on most of the days.

We have met several familiar groups which we have found previously at Southeastern Kamchatka (Avacha Gulf). This suggests that the range of the Southeastern Kamchatka community is rather large (the distance from Avacha Gulf to Beringa Island is about 500 km). We also have encountered some new, unfamiliar groups at Beringa Island. It is possible that the ranges of two different communities overlap near this island. Now we are preparing for the next part of our field season.