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Washington issues emergency order to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 2 years agoA mixed bag of encouraging and discouraging news from recent drone photographs has prompted...
Killer whales moms spend more time with their sons than daughters, and it may be threatening their...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo Southern Resident killer whales.David K. Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research, permit number: NMFS...
Orcas only need one breath between dives
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA southern resident killer whale preys on salmon in the Salish Sea near Seattle, Washington. One of the planet’s most capable apex predators, orca whales...
Orca moms fiercely protect their sons from bullying and fights — but not their daughters, study...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTwo Southern Resident killer whales.David K. Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research, permit number: NMFS...
New study says decrease in salmon threatens killer whales
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSouthern Resident killer whales have not had enough food for several years, which could affect their...
Virtually every orca in an endangered North American group is suffering from mysterious skin...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoGray patches on southern resident killer whale on June 13, 2015.Joe Gaydos / UC Davis There has been...
Why are these orcas harassing porpoises? Scientists have 3 theories.
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA killer whale in the Salish Sea is observed harassing a porpoise, a behavior that has long...
Researchers: Inbreeding a big problem for endangered orcas
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeople have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest’s endangered killer...
New law requires boaters to stay further away from Southern Resident orcas
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bill that would keep recreational boaters farther away from endangered Puget Sound orcas was...
Killer whales near Spain have sunk 3 sailboats. A lonely orca named Luna who got separated from his...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe female orca was observed caring for a baby pilot whale.Getty Images Killer whales near Spain and...