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Southern Resident Killer Whales Have Disappeared From The Salish Sea

Lauren Kelly September 16, 2019 No Comments

Southern resident killer whales are typically easy to spot in the Salish Sea at this time of year. This year, however, the whales are proving very difficult to find. In…

Should We Be Doing More To Help Southern Resident Killer Whales?

Awesome Ocean March 12, 2019 No Comments

Featured Image Credit: NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center National Science Foundation By: Sarah Sharkey It is no secret that the Southern Resident killer whale population is suffering. In fact, the…

Pink Salmon: Another Threat for Southern Resident Whales?

Sarah Sharkey January 24, 2019 No Comments

Featured Image Source: Doug Marine/ Minden Pictures The Southern Resident Orcas in the Pacific Northwest region are a population struggling for survival. Through the years pollution, noisy waters, and a…

A Newborn Orca Spotted Swimming with Southern Resident Killer Whales

Sarah Sharkey January 17, 2019 No Comments

Featured Image Credit: (Center for Whale Research) The plight of the killer whales is a depressing tale to follow. It seems that the whales are slowly dying off and inching…

Scientists Plan to Sequence the Genome of Southern Resident Orcas

Sarah Sharkey October 29, 2018 No Comments

Image Source: NW News Network You have likely heard of the plight of orcas in the Pacific Northwest area. Scientists are studying and monitoring the dwindling population. So far, their…

Inbreeding Found In The Southern Resident Whale Population

Sarah Sharkey May 18, 2018 No Comments

Featured Image Credit: NOAA By Sarah Sharkey A recent study has found that the phenomena of inbreeding is present in the southern resident killer whale population that we all know and love.…

Southern Resident Whales Are Heading For Extinction Unless We Quiet Their Waters

Sarah Sharkey November 3, 2017 No Comments

Featured Image Credit: NOAA By: Sarah Sharkey Southern resident orcas are facing many threats, and while the population has already dwindled to only 76 individuals, a combination of factors has scientists…

Southern Resident Orcas Are Dealing With A 70% Miscarriage Rate

Awesome Ocean October 8, 2017 No Comments

Featured Image Credit: Holly Fearnbach, NOAA By: Sarah Sharkey Southern resident killer whales are the population of orcas that live around the U.S.-Canadian border. These whales are facing habitat degradation,…

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