2 1 st ▁century , ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁a ▁smaller ▁supply ▁of ▁Ch ino ok ▁sal mon ▁and ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁poll uting ▁subst ances ▁in ▁the ▁Sal ish ▁Sea . ▁ ▁J 3 5 ▁carried ▁the ▁cal f ' s ▁body ▁on ▁her ▁ro str um ▁while ▁following ▁the ▁pod ▁around ▁the ▁San ▁Juan ▁Islands ▁and ▁interior ▁waters ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁weeks . ▁Wh ale ▁research ers ▁noted ▁that ▁J 3 5 ▁looked ▁e ma ci ated ▁and ▁other ▁pod ▁members ▁were ▁showing ▁concern ▁for ▁her ▁health . ▁After ▁the ▁sevent h ▁day , ▁other ▁members ▁began ▁taking ▁turns ▁floating ▁the ▁cal f ▁while ▁allowing ▁J 3 5 ▁to ▁rest . ▁By ▁the ▁nin th ▁day , ▁the ▁cal f ▁had ▁shown ▁signs ▁of ▁visible ▁decomposition ▁and ▁was ▁becoming ▁harder ▁to ▁carry . ▁The ▁pod ▁disappeared ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁in ▁early ▁August , ▁but ▁were ▁sp otted ▁on ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁with ▁J 3 5 ▁still ▁carrying ▁her ▁cal f ▁after ▁ 1 6 ▁days . ▁By ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁after ▁ ▁of ▁sw imming , ▁J 3 5 ▁released ▁the ▁cal f ▁and ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁J ▁pod ▁with ▁no ▁apparent ▁signs ▁of ▁mal nut r ition ▁or ▁ill ▁health . ▁ ▁Her ▁unus ually ▁long ▁period ▁of ▁gr ieving ▁attract ed ▁international ▁attention ▁and ▁an ▁out p our ing ▁of ▁sympathy , ▁comparing ▁her ▁actions ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁human ▁mother . ▁The ▁on going ▁crisis ▁within ▁the ▁Southern ▁Res idents ▁community ▁prompt