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Have we already passed the time to save Puget Sound orcas, task force member asks?

caption: Two transient orcas surface and exhale together in August 2018. (Image taken under authority of NMFS Permit No. 18786-03)
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Two transient orcas surface and exhale together in August 2018. (Image taken under authority of NMFS Permit No. 18786-03)
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Members of the governor's Southern Resident Orca Task Force are seeing a lot of work ahead to save the Pacific Northwest orcas.

Task force member Laura Blackmore says she's not confident help will come in time for the endangered whales, but she's not giving up.

Listen to her interview with Kim Malcolm by clicking the play button above.

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