Orcas

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Electric ferries are cleaner and quieter. For orcas, that might not be enough

Gov. Jay Inslee wants the state legislature to pay for two new electric ferries this year and to convert two others.

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Another 'peanut head' as endangered orca loses fat around blowhole

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Sea lion shootings: Federal crime or legal response to annoying animal?

“Every dead animal really has a story to tell us," she said, standing over the 800-pound carcass.

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Fraser River chinook salmon are in big trouble. That's bad news for orcas

Scientists recommend that Fraser River chinook salmon should be listed for protection as an endangered species.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.