Washington tribes oppose Canadian pipeline and more oil tankers in Salish Sea “One of the many reasons our southern resident killer whales are about ready to go extinct.” John Ryan
Task force urges help for salmon, ban on watching endangered orcas Governor Jay Inslee’s task force on orcas says boosting the whales' salmon diet and giving them quiet, clean waters can save the southern resident killer whales from extinction. Kim Malcolm
Getting to the heart of meaningful sustainability in the PNW What can we do to create and preserve a sustainable life here? “Shall we save the orca? Shall we solve for climate change? Shall we hang on to what we love about our place?” The answer may start with an Ampersand. John O'Brien
Orcas have been struggling for decades. Why have solutions been so hard to find? Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Deborah Giles about the challenges facing southern resident killer whales. Andy Hurst
Why famished orcas may have to wait 90 years for more salmon That’s what environmental activists found as they began to restore the tiny Rhone-Poulenc salt marsh deep in the industrial bowels of Tacoma. John Ryan
Stop fishing salmon, orca lovers say. You’re missing the point, Skagit tribe says At meeting after public meeting over the past six months, orca lovers and orca experts have urged bold action: Everything from removing dams to restricting or banning activities that can harm the whales. John Ryan
For orcas, the ocean is like a super loud upstairs neighbor In Canada, the Port of Vancouver has ships slowing down through orca habitat. Now, some are hoping to do the same in Puget Sound. Eilís O'Neill
Most southern resident orcas are related. Is that a problem? In their latest effort, NOAA Fisheries researchers will study the genetic code of 100 living and dead whales in the southern resident population. Paige Browning
Toxic PCBs threaten orcas around the world Killer whales can be found around the world, and more than half of those populations are threatened by toxic chemicals called PCBs, according to a new study in the journal Science. John Ryan
Another ailing orca – and three pregnant ones Governor's task force seeks comments on its recommendations to save 74 whales from extinction as three of them are found to be pregnant. John Ryan
