Meet ‘Ocean Sun’, the nearly 100-year-old Southern Resident Orca crowned oldest in the world
Researchers detail a life full of tragedy and hardship, adding that Ocean Sun should’ve died years ago, but she persevered.
Orca advocates beg for solutions as salmon shortage threatens whale population
Orca advocates are begging federal leaders to help keep the Puget Sound’s Southern Residents alive. Advocates say the Federal ...
How Tahlequah and her dead calf tell the story of climate change
The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of ecosystems and ...
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Commentary: Calling for solutions for salmon, orca and humans
Backbone Campaign interpreted Tahlequah’s heroic journey in 2018 as a call to action. It turned its energy, creative tools ...
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Only about half of Southern Resident orca calves survive. Here's why
SEATTLE — The recent death of a J pod orca calf highlights the ... Chinook are the primary food source for Southern Residents, and the salmon species have declined as much as 90% since the ...
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Southern Resident orca seen carrying deceased calf once again: what we can learn from Tahlequah’s second tour of grief
In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...
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How Tahlequah, her dead calf tell the story of climate change
The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web ... orca survival is for more of the runs they depend on to improve, so they get enough food.