Ailing, young West Coast orca 'slogging along' to keep up with her pod: experts

A wildlife biologist says an ailing killer whale off the West Coast is “slogging along” with her pod mates, at times unable to keep up.
A veterinarian was able to dart J50 with a broad spectrum antibiotic last Thursday, but Brad Hanson, a U.S. government fisheries biologist, says she still appears tired and was even moving backwards with the current when they saw her over the weekend.
The emaciated whale is part of the endangered southern resident population that has just 75 members