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Research photos taken with a drone show multiple female killer whales are close to giving birth in one of the Pacific Northwest's critically endangered pods. The late-stage pregnancies stirred excitement among whale watchers -- and also renewed worries about the availability of adequate food supply for the mothers and babies.
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American and Canadian marine scientists -- and one talented dog -- are seizing an unexpected opportunity presented by the coronavirus pandemic. They are…
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An environmental nonprofit is gauging interest in the creation of an orca enclosure in Washington's San Juan Islands. The organization is hosting public…
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An emaciated orca from the Pacific Northwest’s critically-endangered resident killer whale population could get a pole injection of medicine under the…
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An emaciated, 4-year-old Pacific Northwest orca is drawing alarm.NOAA Fisheries spokesman Michael Milstein said feeding live Chinook salmon to the female…
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The call is going out again to the operators and pilots of big ships to slow down in the shared border waters between Washington and British Columbia. The…
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The Pacific Northwest’s beloved orcas will not survive unless humans do more to ensure adequate food and cleaner, quieter waters. That was one of the…
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Washington state officials have proposed a new tack to save the Pacific Northwest's critically endangered orca population. Their idea is to boost salmon…
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In Olympia, state lawmakers are considering stronger protections for the critically endangered population of resident killer whales.A proposal to require…
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If you think trying to carry on a conversation in a noisy restaurant or bar is difficult, imagine how whales in the noisy waters of the Salish Sea…