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  • A Southern Resident killer whales, J50, glides through the water in the Salish Sea.
    Conservation updates

    Chinook salmon, 74 killer whales, and the future of the Salish Sea

    2018 December 182024 July 8

    2018 closes with just 74 Southern Resident killer whales remaining in the world. You’ve been with us through a year of huge wins and some heartbreaking losses and it’s worth a recap as we close the year and prepare for 2019. January – With 76 Southern Residents remaining, Raincoast and partners petition the government to…

    Read More Chinook salmon, 74 killer whales, and the future of the Salish SeaContinue

  • Southern Resident killer whale, J50, looking emaciated in the Salish Sea.
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    Cabinet rejects request for an emergency order for endangered killer whales

    2018 November 92024 July 8

    Last week the Canadian federal government announced its refusal to issue an emergency order to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales under the Species at Risk Act, despite the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans’ recommendation to do so. Misty MacDuffee joined Adam Stirling on CFAX 1070 on Monday, November 5th to discuss these measures…

    Read More Cabinet rejects request for an emergency order for endangered killer whalesContinue

  • J50 swims toward San Juan Island: a group of people stand by the lighthouse waiting and watching.
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    Fisheries closures needed for killer whales

    2018 August 162024 July 8

    The Southern Resident killer whale population needs your voice to demand that the new federal Fisheries Minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, issue an emergency order that also includes the following actions…

    Read More Fisheries closures needed for killer whalesContinue

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