Posts Tagged ‘NOAA’
Shared Sorrow – loss in the Southern Resident orcas
Last Wednesday night (August 8th), my heart sank as I read my messages: Tahlequah (J35) was spotted near the Olympic Peninsula off the coast of Washington State, still carrying the body of her dead daughter, 15 days after her birth (and death). I hoped it was somehow not true – an old sighting confused with…
Read MoreExperts try to save sick Southern Resident orca Scarlet (J50)
An unprecedented attempt has been launched in the Pacific Northwest to save ailing Southern Resident orca Scarlet (J50), a young female who has been in poor condition throughout the summer. The Fisheries Department of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in partnership with Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), the Center for…
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