Where there’s a whale, there’s a way. Keeping field science going in a pandemic Whale researchers reengineer their work to keep critical science going despite the life-or-death need for humans to avoid each other. John Ryan
Good news from Salish Sea: J pod is back in its summer haunt This endangered orca pod has spend the past week near San Juan Island and other inland waters. Paige Browning
Controversial Trophy Hunting Council Disbanded Amid Legal Battle The government is calling on a New York federal judge to dismiss lawsuits alleging the group was formed illegally. But animal rights advocates want a ruling. Vanessa Romo
New plan for endangered Washington bird doesn't make anyone happy Washington state has a new conservation plan for marbled murrelets, an endangered seabird. But both environmental advocates and the timber industry are upset about it. Eilís O'Neill Play AudioListen 1 min
Whale sanctuary area proposed for humpbacks There's another whale of concern in West Coast waters: the humpback whale. Federal ocean officials are now proposing critical habitat for the humpbacks to make the Washington waters they visit safer and quieter. Paige Browning Play AudioListen 1 min
Birds in Washington are in decline, with the rest of the nation Wildlife population experts are sounding the alarm that North America has nearly 3 billion fewer birds now than in did in the 1970s. Paige Browning
Washington state sues Trump over endangered species 17 states - including Washington - are suing the Trump Administration in attempt to keep the Endangered Species Act in place. Paige Browning Play AudioListen 2 mins
Meet Washington's newest endangered species Some endangered species in Puget Sound are almost as big as a school bus. Others can fit in the palm of your hand. John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
Lummi Nation asks federal government for emergency intervention to aid Puget Sound orcas Kim Malcolm talks with Squil-le-he-le Raynell Morris about why the Lummi Nation is asking NOAA to issue an emergency intervention to save Puget Sound orcas. Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 5 mins
How far will we go to save a single, sick orca? There has been an extraordinary federal-local-tribal effort aimed at nursing the killer whale known as J50 back to health. But is it far enough? Seattle... Angela King Play AudioListen 4 mins