Orcas spotted swimming in Seattle’s Elliott Bay
A welcome sight Thursday morning: Orcas in the Puget Sound. Experts say there’s one distinct thing people should know about ...
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Celebrating Washington's indispensable wetlands
World Wetlands Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital role wetlands play in sustaining life. Throughout the ...
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Research illuminates growing extinction threat for southern resident orcas
The endangered southern resident killer whales that visit Puget Sound were listed for protection under the federal Endangered ...
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Canadian documentary ‘Coextinction’ explains why orcas in the Puget Sound are starving — and the dams that need to come down to feed them
UW students and community members gathered in Kane Hall for a screening of the 2021 documentary Coextinction. WashPIRG hosted ...
They look like whips and can grow up to a foot a day. Will Tacoma’s bull kelp go legit?
Bull kelp provides food and shelter for salmon, Southern Resident orcas, sunflower stars, pinto abalone, rockfish, harbor ...
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 ...
Salmon fishing therapy at Puget Sound helps veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress
Popular for boating and fishing, the waters also produce healing, calming waves for veterans and service members at the ...
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 ...
Why should WA care about moving air? The answer is blowing in the wind.
Wind is astonishing. It has no borders, no agenda, no desires, no prejudices. It might caress your face or slap it, but there ...
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Forum: County must protect wetlands that feed salmon, orca
Wetlands are commonly referred to as the kidneys of the larger body of streams and rivers. These fragile natural features filter pollutants. Wetlands store water. They provide essential wildlife ...
Washington is the first place in the world to remove and ban this fish farming practice
This makes Washington state the first place in the world to successfully implement a ban on all new commercial net pens, and ...
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Orca Network’s Ways of Whales workshop features southern resident orca updates, blue whales and salmon conservation
The bittersweet New Year’s Day visit to central Puget Sound by J and K pods revealed both a new, apparently healthy calf had ...