In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has observers wondering if the trend has returned.
We continue to advocate for salmon recovery through habitat restoration, removal of dams, and rational management of fisheries in the Pacific Northwest." Grieving Mother Orca Still Carrying Her ...
one of these trends was observed where members of the endangered Southern Resident orca population — that is seen in Puget Sound and southern British Columbia, along the Pacific Northwest coast ...
She belongs to the Southern Resident orca population, a critically endangered group in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Marla Smith, Orca Network In the 1980s, an orca on the West Coast of the United ...
A pod of 60 to 80 killer whales rarely seen by researchers, was spotted Thursday by Whale Watchers out in Monterey Bay. They're called "offshore" orcas, and scientists say they haven't been seen off ...