Posts Tagged ‘salmon’
Another chance to comment on actions to save Southern Resident orcas
We’re calling on all of you once again to Take Action to help save the Southern Resident orcas! The Washington State Task Force released an updated draft of recommended actions last week, allowing just 5 days for public comment. As several Task Force members have remarked, the time to save the Southern Residents was 20…
Read MoreCanadian groups announce lawsuit of government over failure to protect Southern Resident orcas
A coalition of conservation groups in Canada has filed suit against the Trudeau administration to protect the Southern Resident orcas. The lawsuit follows a petition filed earlier this year asking the Ministers of Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to recommend an emergency order to protect the…
Read MoreYoung Southern Resident orca Scarlet (J50) missing, presumed dead
I’m a huge sucker for an underdog. Any kind of story with the downtrodden little guy, the scrappy long shot – I’m in and I root for them with my whole heart. I just really like to see a happy ending, and things turn around just when you thought they couldn’t get any worse. Sadly,…
Read MoreWhat we can do to save Southern Resident orcas
We’ve been hearing from many of you that you’re heartbroken about the loss of a newborn calf in the critically endangered Southern Resident orca community – we are, too. It’s hard to put into words what it feels like to watch this tragedy unfold – sadness for the whales, angry at delayed action to save…
Read MoreEndangered Southern Resident orca loses newborn calf
In heartbreaking news from the Pacific Northwest, the Center for Whale Research has reported that a newborn calf has died less than an hour after being born. On Tuesday July 24th, the Center observed a new calf born in the endangered Southern Resident orca population to a member of J pod, Tahlequah (J35), a 20-year-old…
Read MoreSouthern Resident orca L92 missing as community returns to the Salish Sea
We are very sad to share news announced today by the Center for Whale Research – L92 (Crewser), a 23-year-old male orca from the critically endangered Southern Resident population, is missing and presumed dead. This unique community of orcas now has just 75 individuals remaining. The Southern Residents are highly social and remain in family…
Read MoreWashington Governor signs Executive Order for Southern Resident orca recovery
Orca and salmon advocates welcome Governor Inslee’s creation of an emergency orca task force A series of near-term actions and the establishment of an action-oriented task force in the executive order reflects the serious crisis facing the Southern Resident orcas and the urgent need for meaningful salmon restoration and other measures. SEATTLE – Leaders of…
Read MoreCanadian government pushes pipeline while NGOs push for action to save Southern Resident orcas
In disappointing news from Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau is sticking by his decision to move ahead with the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline – a controversial and long-debated expansion that would triple the amount of tar sands oil being moved to the coast in British Columbia (BC), where the oil would be loaded onto tankers…
Read MoreAtlantic salmon net pens threaten wild salmon, endangered orcas
An investigation into the August 2017 disaster at an Atlantic salmon net pen facility in the Salish Sea, an inland waterway home to multiple types of whales and dolphins, found that the scale of the event was greatly downplayed by the owners of the fish farm. Washington State launched an investigation into the facility after…
Read MoreCanadian organizations push government for emergency action to save Southern Resident orcas
Canada conservation organizations are petitioning their federal government to take immediate action under the Species at Risk Act (SARA, the Canadian equivalent to the U.S. Endangered Species Act) to protect the endangered Southern Resident orca population and the Chinook salmon they depend on. They are specifically seeking measures to protect critical feeding areas, including limiting…
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