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Endangered orcas get new protection from US government
The new protection area goes from Canada down to Point Sur. Share Updated: 2:56 PM PDT Aug 2, 2021 The Associated Press
The new protection area goes from Canada down to Point Sur. Share Updated: 2:56 PM PDT Aug 2, 2021
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The new protection area goes from Canada down to Point Sur. Share Updated: 2:56 PM PDT Aug 2, 2021 The Associated Press Endangered killer whales received new habitat protections from the U.S. government Friday.The National Marine Fisheries Service finalized rules to expand the Southern Resident orca’s critical habitat from the Canadian border down to Point Sur, California, adding 15,910 square miles (41,207 square kilometers) of foraging areas, river mouths and migratory pathways.Seattlepi.com reports that the total protected a
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Southern Resident orca near Washington state presumed dead
Aug. 2, 2021
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SEATTLE (AP) An orca is presumed dead after being found in distress last week in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a body of water that separates Washington state from Canada, officials said.
The cause of death for the Southern Resident orca pod’s oldest male, known as Cappuccino or K21, is still undetermined, but could include starvation, a chronic disease such as cancer, or both, according to Paul Cottrell of Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans Marine Mammal Unit.
The Orca Behavior Institute reported that the whale was seen swimming far behind the rest of the pod with no signs of physical injuries, ruling out the likelihood of a ship strike. At 35 years old, it is more likely that he died of illness. The average lifespan of male killer whales is 30, SeattlePI.com reported.
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