KUOW Newsroom Plastic with your seafood? Same question goes for otters and orcas It was a dark and slippery early morning on the Oregon coast when researchers scrambled down the rocky shore in the small town of Yachats. They kept one eye on the crashing waves while scanning for two species of Pacific Northwest sea life that are now being checked for microplastics — fibers and fragments less than 5 millimeters long.
KUOW Newsroom PNW coast could be protected as orca habitat NOAA is expected to announce plans to expand protected habitat for endangered orcas to include all of WA, OR and northern California.
KUOW Newsroom Federal lawsuit seeks 'no-go zone' to protect Puget Sound orcas Paige Browning talks with Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance executive director Janet Thomas about a lawsuit against NOAA.
KUOW Newsroom They’re back! Endangered orcas surface off San Juans after nearly 6 weeks away Southern resident killer whales returned to their usual summertime haunts on Thursday for the first time since July 6, to the delight of San Juan Island’s human residents.
Does eating less Chinook salmon help endangered orca whales? It’s been about a year since some local businesses decided to stop selling chinook salmon as a way to help ailing orca whales.But does it really help?
KUOW Newsroom Wheat farmers fear extinction if Snake River dams are removed to help orcas In the southeastern corner of Washington state, wheat goes down the river, while salmon are trucked up around dams on the road. “And taxpayers pay for all of it,” said Sam Mace, with Save Our Wild Salmon.
KUOW Newsroom Take out Ballard Locks, state senator says With calls to take down dams on the Snake River to help salmon habitat, a Whatcom County Republican wants to take a look at changing some of Seattle's major waterways.
KUOW Newsroom Have we already passed the time to save Puget Sound orcas, task force member asks? Members of the governor's Southern Resident Orca Task Force are seeing a lot of work ahead to save the Pacific Northwest orcas. Task force member Laura Blackmore says she's not confident help will come in time for the endangered whales, but she's not giving up.
Orca population drops as 3 more killer whales presumed dead Three endangered orcas are believed to be dead, according to the Center for Whale Research, which keeps an eye on the southern resident killer whales of the Salish Sea.
KUOW Newsroom Salmon catch airlift toward spawning grounds after rock slide blocks their way An emergency operation is under way to help salmon fly – and help orcas not run out of food.
