Ruffles, J-12 reported missing
Not very good news today. just about everyone’s favorite orca, Ruffles, hasn’t been sighted since late November. J pod has been sighted often this Winter but no sign of Ruffles. He’s the oldest male orca (approximately 60 years old), and one of the biggest. I for one, am very sad if he is indeed gone. I have seen Ruffles every summer for the past 24 years and always marveled at his size, strentgh and presence. If he is gone, I will miss seeing him like I would miss seeing a family member. I will hold out and hope he is still alive and in some other area where the abundance of his favorite food, the chinook salmon is plentiful.
