Endangered Species

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Environment

Warm-water turtle rescued from Salish Sea after fishermen find her stunned by cold

A loggerhead sea turtle, usually found in warmer waters farther south, was rescued from the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
John Ryan
Environment

Endangered baby orca J60 missing, presumed dead

The baby orca known as J60 is missing and presumed dead, according to the Center for Whale Research.
John Ryan
Environment

Looking back and looking ahead: the 50-year anniversary of the Endangered Species Act

Since it was passed, the ESA has listed more than 1,600 species for protection, and the overwhelming majority of listed animals have been saved from extinction. What have we learned in the last 50 years about how we can better protect the environment – and what lessons can we take with us into the next 50 years of the Endangered Species Act?
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan
Environment

It's getting quieter in Puget Sound and easier for orcas to find dinner

Orca conservation groups are thanking commercial ships and other big vessels for slowing down around endangered southern resident killer whales.
Natalie Akane Newcomb
Environment

Okanagan River salmon eyed for endangered-species protection

A fisheries agency is asking for public input on whether to list a salmon from the Columbia River Basin as an endangered species.
John Ryan
Environment

The North Cascades Highway goes wild for the winter

A rare, yet annual, event took place Thursday night in Washington’s North Cascades. A roadless area roughly doubled in size.
John Ryan
Western gray squirrels now considered ‘endangered’ in Washington

It’s hard to know exactly how many Western gray squirrels are in Washington – but the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s safe to say there aren’t many. Most are isolated in Okanogan and Klickitat counties and in the South Sound area.
Courtney Flatt
Environment

A tiny deer and rising seas: How far should people go to save an endangered species?

The Key deer is losing the only place it lives, raising uncomfortable questions for the people tasked with keeping endangered species alive.
Nathan Rott

Ryan Kellman
Environment

21 species have been declared extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says

The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S.
Ayana Archie
Environment

Northwest pond turtles to get federal protection as they near extinction

Federal officials say pond turtles are nearing extinction from Washington state to Mexico.
John Ryan

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