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The dorsal fin of the killer whale known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her nose.
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A mother’s grief, a population on the brink

2025 February 102025 February 12

This population is on a trajectory to extinction. But trajectories can change. There is still time.

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Confronting bright extinction

2025 January 152025 January 23

With more deaths in 2024 than births, action is needed more than ever.

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Bright extinction: Scientists have coined this term to describe the situation facing Southern Resident killer whales

2024 April 232024 July 8

Worrying signs of an accelerated decline in Southern Resident killer whales.

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New study coins the term ‘bright extinction’ to describe the failure of Southern Resident killer whales to recover

2024 April 182024 July 8

The study reveals more action is needed to save endangered Southern Residents.

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