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Endangered orcas get new protection from US government | The Olympian
Endangered orcas get new protection from US government | The Olympian
Endangered killer whales received new habitat protections from the U.S. government Friday. The National Marine Fisheries Service finalized rules to expand the Southern Resident orca’s critical habitat from the Canadian border down to Point Sur, California, adding 15,910 square miles (41,207 square kilometers) of foraging areas, river mouths and migratory pathways.
·theolympian.com·
Endangered orcas get new protection from US government | The Olympian
Study: Chinook Salmon Are Key To Northwest Orca Population All Year | Northwest Public Broadcasting
Study: Chinook Salmon Are Key To Northwest Orca Population All Year | Northwest Public Broadcasting
But a new paper from Hanson and others at the NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center provides the first real look at what the whales eat the rest of the year, when they cruise the outer Pacific Coast — data that reaffirms the central importance of Chinook to the whales and the importance of recovering Chinook populations to save the beloved mammals.
·nwpb.org·
Study: Chinook Salmon Are Key To Northwest Orca Population All Year | Northwest Public Broadcasting