Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
Current Matriarch: T046 Wake, T046B Raksha, T046B1 Tread, T046C Carmanah, T123 Sidney (Matrilines considered separate due to group splitting)
Number of Individuals: 31 (28 living- 15 female, 8 male, 5 unknown gender; 4 deceased- 1 female, 5 unknown gender)
T046/S1 Wake (Female; ~1966-2023 (~57))
In February of 1976, T046 was captured in Budd Inlet, Washington at the age of at least 10 with T014, T027, T013, T026, and T047. All but T014 and T013 were released, with T014 and T013 going to receive trackers on their dorsals. Presumed sister of T047
T046A (Unknown; 1978-? (?))
After disappearing for 13 years, the T046 matriline was seen again in the mid 1980s. However, there was some confusion over T046A's identity. It is thought that T122 and T046A could be the same individual, but the 2019 Biggs Photo ID Catalog lists them as separate individuals
T046B Raksha (Female; 1978)
Matriline has dispersed from the rest of the group
T046B1 Tread (Female; 2003)
Matriline has dispersed from the rest of the group
T046B1A Tsakani (Female; 2015)
T046B1B Tl'uk (Tuh-loohk) (Male; 2018-2022 (4))
Name meant "Moon" in the Bella Coola Coast Salish Language. Was presumed to have had Leucism based on his coloring changes as he had gotten older. Possible son of T068A
T046B1C Torrent/Tide (Male; 2022)
T046B1D (Unknown; 2025)
T046B2 Akela (Female; 2008)
T046B2A (Unknown; 2021-2022 (<1))
T046B2B Takaya (Female; 2023)
Name means "wolf" in the Lekwungen Coast Salish Language
T046B3 Sedna (Female; 2011)
Named after the Inuit goddess of the sea and marine animals
T046B3A Munro (Unknown; 2025)
T046B4 Quiver (Male; 2013)
T046B5 (Unknown; 2016-2016 (<1))
Was killed by T068 and T068A, likely to force T046B into a reproductive state, providing a mating opportunity for T068A
T046B6 Sol (Female; 2019)
T046B7 Tala (Unknown; 2023)
Name means "wolf" in several Indigenous Languages
T046C Carmanah (Female; 1994)
Matriline has dispersed from the rest of the group
T046C1 Tsunami (Male; 2006)
T046C2 Sam (Female; 2009)
Was found alone in a small cove off of Weeteeam Bay, BC in the summer of 2013. She seemed scared of the bay's narrow entrance and wouldn't leave. Because of this, she started to develop a peanut head, worrying researchers. On August 14, 2013, T046C2 was finally herded out of the cove and rejoined her family
T046C3 Razor (Unknown; 2013)
T046C4 Hobi (Unknown; 2018)
T046C5 (Female; 2025)
T046D Strider (Male; 2000)
T046E Thor (Male; 2003)
T046F Loki (Male; 2012)
T122/T046A Centeki (Female; ~1982)
After disappearing for 13 years, the T046 matriline was seen again in the early 1980s. However, there was some confusion over T122's identity. It is thought that T122 and T046A could be the same individual, but the 2019 Biggs Photo ID Catalog lists them as separate individuals. Named after the sockeye moon (ĆENŦEḴI) in the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) lunar calendar
T123 Sidney (Female; ~1985)
Matriline has dispersed from the rest of the group. In 2011, T123 and T123A live stranded near Prince Rupert, BC while hunting seals. They were attended to until the tide came in and they were able to escape the beach. Unknown to researchers at the time, T123 was pregnant with T123C. Was found to be 7.1m (23.29ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T123A Stanley, (Male; 2000)
In 2011, T123A and T123 live stranded near Prince Rupert, BC while hunting seals. They were attended to until the tide came in and they were able to escape the beach. Was found to be 7.5m (24.6ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T123B Thrasher (Unknown; 2009-2011 (2))
T123C Lucky (Female; 2012)
Was found to be 4.9m (16.07ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T123D Darcy/D'arcy (Female; 2018)
Has a very clear dorsal cape, which is unique among the West Coast Transients
T047/S2 (Female; ~1966-2003? (~37?))
Presumed sister of T046. In February of 1976, T046 was captured in Budd Inlet, Washington at the age of at least 10 with T014, T027, T013, T026, and T047. All but T014 and T013 were released, with T014 and T013 going to receive trackers on their dorsals. Death year is unknown but is based off of the last known mention of her
Photo Credit: Brendon Bissonnette
T046/S1 Wake
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046B Raksha
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046B1A Tsakani
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046B1C Torrent/Tide
Photo Credit: John Forde
T046B2A
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046B3 Sedna
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046B4 Quiver
Photo Credit: Transients: Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of British Columbia, Washington, and Southeast Alaska
T046A
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046B1 Tread
Photo Credit: Jared Towers
T046B1B Tl'uk
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046B2 Akela
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046B2B Takaya
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046B3A Munro
Photo Credit: Jared Towers
T046B5
Photo Credit: Gary Sutton
T046B6 Sol
Photo Credit: Gary Sutton
T046B7 Tala
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046C Carmanah
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046C1 Tsunami
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046C2 Sam
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046C3 Razor
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046C4 Hobi
Photo Credit: Yifan Ling
T046D Strider
Photo Credit: Yifan Ling
T046E Thor
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T046F Loki
Photo Credit: Yifan Ling
T122 Centeki
Photo Credit: Brendon Bissonnette
T123 Sidney
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T123A Stanley
Photo Credit: Jared Towers
T123C Lucky
Photo Credit: Sara Hysong-Shimazu
T123D Darcy/D'arcy
Photo Credit: Transients: Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of British Columbia, Washington, and Southeast Alaska
T047