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Washington grapples with orca recovery plan

caption: J35 pushing calf. Taken near San Juan Island Island, WA on 7/27
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J35 pushing calf. Taken near San Juan Island Island, WA on 7/27
Photo Courtesy of Taylor Shedd of Soundwatch

Bill Radke talks to Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes and Dr. Deborah Giles, whale research biologist for the University of Washington's Center for Conservation Biology about a new task force led by Washington's Governor Jay Inslee. The task force hopes to find a way to save orcas from extinction.

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