A research scientist says the situation for B-C’s endangered killer whales is getting worse — not better — and the population may not recover unless chinook runs come back. Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research in Washington state made the statement after a female whale was seen pushing the body of her dead newborn in the waters near Victoria for two days this week. The death is the latest in a series of disappointments for those hoping for a revival of the endangered southern resident whale population, of which only 75 whales remain. Balcomb says dwindling chinook stocks mean mother whales aren’t getting enough food and therefore aren’t producing enough milk for their calves.