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Orcas and Salmon Roundup by Howard Garrett: Will The Present Administration...
Will The Obama Administration Act In Behalf Of Orcas And Salmon? - a three part series by Howard Garrett 1) How Can Dams in Eastern Washington Affect Puget Sound Orcas? 2) We Can Replace 1000...
View ArticleJune is Orca Month - Check out the new video on salmon and orcas
June is Orca Month! Check out the new video on Puget Sound orcas and Columbia-Snake salmon...
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Revealing new data shows killer whales' affinity for the Columbia River mouth
Revealing new data shows killer whales' winter affinity for the Columbia River mouth From the desk of Howard Garrett, co-director of Orcanetwork Seeing orcas cruising by seems to bring out the best in...
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Watching Our Waterways: Orca tracking project comes to an end for now
Watching Our Waterways: Orca-tagging project comes to an end for now April 5th, 2013 by Chris Dunagan Wait 5 reps to give delight a besser to look at it; it approves most schools usually....
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Orca advocates, businesses and scientists call on Governor Inslee to take...
Orca advocates, businesses and scientists call on Governor Inslee to take action to rebuild endangered chinook salmon stocks. From the desk of Howard Garrett, Director of Orca Network Jan 13, 2014...
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New study connects Puget Sound orcas and Columbia Basin salmon
New study: Puget Sound's orcas concentrate at the Columbia River's mouth during Spring From the desk of Joseph Bogaard February 2, 2014 A recently-published study from the Journal of the Acoustical...
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KING 5 TV: Orca expert's dire warning about Puget Sound orcas
KING 5 TV: Orca expert's dire warning about Puget Sound orcas from the desk of Joseph Bogaard. July 7, 2014 Here is a link to an excellent July 3 news story on KING5 TV - highlighting renowned killer...
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Seattle Times: 7-week-old baby orca missing, presumed dead
Seattle Times: 7-week-old baby orca missing, presumed dead Associated Press and Seattle Times staff FRIDAY HARBOR — A killer whale born to much hope in early September apparently died while its pod was...
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CBS News: Pregnant killer whale J-32 was starving, necropsy reveals
Pregnant killer whale J-32 was starving, necropsy reveals CBS News, December 15, 2014 Death of killer whale J-32 troubling, say scientists Questions remain after a necropsy revealed a young female orca...
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Seattle Times: Ten years after ESA listing, killer whale numbers falling
Seattle Times: Ten years after ESA listing, killer whale numbers falling Puget Sound’s already small killer-whale population has declined in the decade since it was protected under the Endangered...
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Islander Weekly: Dam removal initiative finds footing in DC
Islander Weekly: Dam removal initiative finds footing in DC by Emily GreenbergJournal ReporterJan 31, 2015 What started as a petition to be submitted to Washington state congressional representatives...
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Kitsap Sun: K and L pods under observation as they travel south in ocean
Kitsap Sun: K and L pods under observation as they travel south in ocean By Christopher Dunagan February 20, 2015 While J pod continues to hang out in the Salish Sea, NOAA’s research cruise has shifted...
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Lewiston Tribune: Whale concerns prompt dam petition
Lewiston Tribune: Whale concerns prompt dam petition Group says breaching dams would provide more food for threatened Puget Sound orcas February 23, 2015 By ERIC BARKER Another group is taking aim at...
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Guest Opinion: Survival of endangered orcas in the Salish Sea depends on...
Bellingham Herald Guest Opinion: Survival of endangered orcas in the Salish Sea depends on restoring chinook By Howard GarrettFebruary 27, 2015 Anniversaries are a time for reflection and assessment. A...
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Chinook Observer: Baby orca in the Columbia River plume this week
Chinook Observer: Baby orca in the Columbia River plume this week Iconic Pacific Northwest whales make annual pilgrimage to the Columbia River plume LONG BEACH — The satellite-tagging program that...
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Chinook Observer: Animal roundup: Baby orca leads a parade of returning species
Chinook Observer: Animal roundup: Baby orca leads a parade of returning species Orcas, great white sharks, sea lions and more turn local waters into a spectacle of vibrant spring life Katie WilsonMarch...
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Seattle Times: Researchers tracking killer whales took this video of a new...
Seattle Times: Researchers tracking killer whales took this video of a new calf from the endangered orca population that spends much of its time in Puget Sound. By Hal Bernton NOAA Fisheries...
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Seattle Times: Orca baby boom continues with discovery of fourth calf
Seattle Times: Orca baby boom continues with discovery of fourth calf By Paige Cornwell / March 31, 2015 Whale-watching crews spotted a new baby orca in the Salish Sea on Monday, marking the fourth...
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WDC Guest Blog: Southern Resident Orcas and the Snake River
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Guest Blog: Southern Resident Orcas and the Snake River By Dr. Deborah Giles, May 16, 2015 Ten years ago, the Southern Resident orca population was officially listed as...
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The Daily Astorian: Orcas back at Columbia River as 2015 tracking ends
The Daily Astorian: Orcas back at Columbia River as 2015 tracking comes to an end June 4, 2015 9:39AM Members of the L pod of Southern Resident Killer Whales came back to the mouth of the Columbia...
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Nat Geo Guest Blog: Breach the Snake River Dams
Nat Geo Guest Blog: Breach the Snake River Dams Posted by Carl Safina, The Safina Center, June 15, 2015 By Kenneth Balcomb, guest essayist Note: In this guest essay, long-time killer whale researcher...
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Patagonia's The Cleanest Line: Save Money, Save Salmon, Save Mike: Free the...
Patagonia's The Cleanest Line: Save Money, Save Salmon, Save Mike: Free the Snake August 21, 2015 By Steve Hawley Meet Mike. He’s 21 years old, 20 feet long, weighs about 10,000 pounds. He speaks a...
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Skagit Valley Herald: New alliance has big goals for salmon, orca recovery
Skagit Valley Herald: New alliance has big goals for salmon, orca recovery By KIMBERLY CAUVEL @Kimberly_SVHOct 16, 2015 Even with Endangered Species Act protection, two iconic Salish Sea species are...
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Seattle Times: Puget Sound’s killer whales looking good
Seattle Times: Puget Sound’s killer whales looking good The J, K, and L pods of southern-resident killer whales appear to be in robust health, new photographs show, and several appear to be...
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KOMO TV: Interview with Dr. Carl Safina on the Orca-Salmon Connection
KOMO TV: Interview with Dr. Carl Safina on the Orca-Salmon Connection and his book "Beyond Words" When Dr. Safina visited the Pacific Northwest in early October 2015 to discuss his book "Beyond Words"...
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Daily Astorian Editorial: Orcas growing factor in Columbia River salmon...
Daily Astorian Editorial: Orcas growing factor in Columbia River salmon management October 26, 2015 An unfortunate fact of life for orcas — and everything else that relies on salmon — is that runs...
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Crosscut.com: To save the orcas, do we need to demolish dams?
Crosscut.com: To save the orcas, do we need to demolish dams? Sunday 15, November 2015 By Daniel Jack Chasan The show is over — at least it’s almost over. SeaWorld has announced that next year, it...
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CBC: Orca baby boom: 7th calf born to endangered southern resident population
CBC: Orca baby boom: 7th calf born to endangered southern resident population New calf is believed to be the first offspring of 12-year-old orca L-103 Dec 05, 2015 L-123 is the seventh calf born the...
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Huff Post: Newborn Orca 'Baby Boom' Depends Upon Our Breaching Deadbeat Dams
Huff Post: Newborn Orca 'Baby Boom' Depends Upon Our Breaching Deadbeat Dams By Brenda PetersonNovember 2, 2015 It's rare with any endangered species to rejoice--but the birth of six new orca whale...
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Seattle Times: Puget Sound orca numbers rise fast after 30-year low in 2014
Seattle Times: Puget Sound orca numbers rise fast after 30-year low in 2014 After nine births, Southern-resident orcas in Puget Sound number 85. By Evan Bush , Seattle Times staff reporterJanuary 20,...
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Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Hungry killer whales waiting for Columbia River...
Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Hungry killer whales waiting for Columbia River salmon March 31, 2016 By Deborah A. Giles, Giulia Good Stefani Special to The Times RIGHT now, southern-resident killer...
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Orca Month 2016 Calendar of Events
For more information, contact Rachael Carrell at: Orca Month 2016 on Facebook Orca Salmon Alliance
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Defenders Magazine: Looking for a Sound Solution
Defenders Magazine: Looking for a Sound Solution Compromised by pollution, with their fate tied to a fish, the orcas of Puget Sound struggle to hang on By Daniel Jack Chasan A big, green-and-white...
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NRDC Blog: To Save Orcas, First Save Salmon
NRDC Blog: To Save Orcas, First Save Salmon Southern Resident orcas face many threats in the Northwest, but giving them more salmon could remedy most of them. May 26, 2016 Brian Palmer Southern...
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Orca and Salmon - An Evening of Storytelling
ORCA & SALMON - AN EVENING OF STORYTELLING You're invited to a very special evening of storytelling about orca and salmon by three renowned writers and storytellers from the Pacific Northwest. The...
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Crosscut.com: The orcas are starving
Crosscut.com: The orcas are starving by David Neiwert on Friday, June 24, 2016 Vancouver photographer Mark Malleson took this photograph of the Southern Resident killer whale known as J-34, or...
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Seattle Times: Another Puget Sound orca dies; hope dim for her calf
Seattle Times: Another Puget Sound orca dies; hope dim for her calf October 28, 2016 By Sandi Doughton, Seattle Times science reporter One of the most easily recognized of Puget Sound’s resident killer...
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KOMO News: 'It's a sad day:' Researchers claim Puget Sound orcas are starving...
KOMO News: 'It's a sad day:' Researchers claim Puget Sound orcas are starving and dying by Matt Markovich Friday, October 28th 2016 SEATTLE - It was funeral for a friend, nobody met personally, but had...
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Truthout Report: Without Major Interventions, the Orca's Days Are Numbered
Truthout Report: Without Major Interventions, the Orca's Days Are Numbered By Dahr Jamail Wednesday, 30 November 2016 No one is certain of the total number of orcas (otherwise known as "killer whales")...
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Crosscut.com: Oil tankers could doom Puget Sound’s orcas
Crosscut.com: Oil tankers could doom Puget Sound’s orcas By Nick Turner, December 13, 2016Canada’s recent approval for the construction of a pipeline in British Columbia could signal big changes for...
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KOMO NEWS: Endangered southern resident orca found dead off Canadian coast
KOMO NEWS: Endangered southern resident orca found dead off Canadian coast by KOMO Staff, December 21, 2016 The Southern Resident Orca known as J34 was found dead on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in the...
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KING5-TV: Vigils Held for Southern Resident Orcas
KING5-TV: Vigils Held for Southern Resident Orcas December 27, 2016 Three vigils across Puget Sound Tuesday night honored Southern Resident orcas as the number of whales has now dropped below 80. After...
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Tri-Cities Herard Letter to the Editor: On orcas, ask an expert
Tri-Cities Herard Letter to the Editor: On orcas, ask an expert December 28, 2016 A guest opinion recently challenged the notion that starving orcas would benefit from dam removal, which scientists say...
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Hawaii Magazine, Coastal Science and Societies: What Happens When an...
Hawaii Magazine, Coastal Science and Societies: What Happens When an Endangered Whale Pod Loses its Wise Old Grandma? With the death of Granny, the matriarch of the northeast Pacific’s southern...
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The Stranger: Is Anyone Going to Save the Endangered Killer Whales in Puget...
The Stranger: Is Anyone Going to Save the Endangered Killer Whales in Puget Sound Before It's Too Late? March 22, 2017 Christopher Frizzelle In September of 2016, the oldest living orca known to...
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AP: Tribes sue Coast Guard over tanker-traffic risk to orcas
Associated Press: Tribes sue Coast Guard over tanker-traffic risk to orcas By The Associated Press April 26, 2017 In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, the tribes argue that the Coast...
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Seattle Times: A new study nails dearth of chinook salmon as the primary...
Seattle Times: A new study nails dearth of chinook salmon as the primary cause of the endangered resident orca whale’s failure to rebound. By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times environment reporter, June...
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Idaho Statesman: Fate of Pacific Northwest orcas tied to having enough...
Idaho Statesman: Fate of Pacific Northwest orcas tied to having enough Columbia River salmon July 9, 2017 By Rocky Barker and Brittany Peterson FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. Editor’s note: Research, tenacious...
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Oceana: Study: endangered orcas are losing their unborn babies because...
Oceana Blog: Endangered orcas are losing their unborn babies because they’re starving, study finds By Allison Guy, July 12, 2017 A unique group of killer whales is miscarrying at an astronomical rate,...
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South Whidbey Record: UW study pins orca pregnancy problems on lack of salmon
South Whidbey Record: UW study pins orca pregnancy problems on lack of salmon Evan Thompson, Wed Jul 19th, 2017 A new study links a lack of salmon to failed pregnancies in Puget Sound’s resident orca...
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