1610, 2014

Protected zone for orcas? Find out about it at The Whale Trailโ€™s upcoming Orca Talk

By srschram|October 16, 2014|News, Orca, Orca Relief, Protection Zone, Puget Sound|

The first presentation in a new series of Orca Talks presented by West Seattle-headquartered The Whale Trail: Youโ€™ll hear about the proposal for โ€œA Protected Zone for Puget Sound Orcas,โ€ 7 pm Thursday, October 30th at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor). From TWT executive director Donna Sandstrom: The Southern Resident Killer Whales are endangered and seriously declining; their 2014 population of 79 is the lowest since 1985. To

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1209, 2014

Born under a bad sign? Newborn joins population in throes of 30-year low

By srschram|September 12, 2014|News, Orca, Orca Relief, Protection Zone, Puget Sound|

From the The Journal of the San Juan Islands: And, baby makes 79. A two-year drought came to a welcomed end Saturday, Sept. 6, as researchers with the Center for Whale Research spotted a killer whale calf off the west side of San Juan Island. Designated L-120 by the Center, keeper of the official yearly census of the Southern resident orcas, the calf is the first newborn to join the

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0910, 2013

The Push to Save Endangered Orcas in Puget Sound

By Bruce Stedman|October 9, 2013|News|

From Q13 Fox News: Mark Anderson, founder of Orca Relief Citizens’ Alliance, an organization that fights to save the whales, said we’re at risk of losing the resident Orcas. Watch the report above and read more here

0208, 2013

Orcas Still an Endangered Species

By Bruce Stedman|August 2, 2013|News|

From Q13 Fox News: The NOAA’s Fisheries Service announced Friday that it rejected a call from a consortium of farmers in California’s Central Valley to remove Puget Sound’s Orca whales from protection under the Endangered Species Act. Read more