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Southern Resident killer whales

If Southern Resident killer whales are to persist in the Salish Sea decisive steps producing substantive reductions in threats must be taken. Southern Resident killer whales are critically endangered. Their salmon food supply is in decline and their waters are noisy and polluted. This declining population of 73 animals (July 2022) has very low birth rates and premature deaths of adult whales. The birth of recent calves offers hope, but threats that impede their successful feeding and access to Chinook must be addressed for calves to survive and population recovery to occur. Learn more.

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Peace on Earth for killer whales?
2014 December 272024 July 8

“Peace on Earth” should extend goodwill and compassion to the non-human families and communities with whom we share this planet…

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Scientific literature

New study shows Canada’s species at risk rarely recover
2014 December 82024 July 8

What do the North Atlantic Right Whale, the Woodland Caribou and the Spotted Bat all have in common? Like hundreds of other species in Canada, all three are at elevated risk of going extinct…

Read More New study shows Canada’s species at risk rarely recover
In the media

Will there be peace on Earth for killer whales?
2014 December 52024 July 8

Chris Genovali, Times Colonist
‘Peace on Earth’ should extend goodwill and compassion to the non-human families and communities with whom we share this planet…

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In the media | Investigate and inform

We are all Directly Affected by Kinder Morgan’s proposal
2014 November 172026 July 8

Chris Genovali & Ross Dixon / Huffington Post
Numerous risks associated with Kinder Morgan’s proposal could adversely affect people and wildlife locally, regionally, and globally…

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In the media | Investigate and inform

Opinion: Are you directly affected by the Kinder Morgan proposal?
2014 November 112024 July 8

Chris Genovali & Ross Dixon / Vancouver Sun
What do you love about the Fraser River, the Gulf Islands, and the Salish Sea…

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Notes from the field

Earth Day for an Oil-Free Coast
2014 April 182024 July 8

For Earth Day 2014 Raincoast has teamed up with the Sierra Club BC to bring you an evening of inspiration and entertainment headlined by renowned artist Robert Bateman…

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Media release: Salish Sea drift card drop today
2013 October 282024 July 8

Today, Raincoast and Georgia Strait Alliance launch the second phase of a new initiative to study the potential spread of an oil spill in the Salish Sea…

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In the media

Federal MP calls for action plan to protect killer whales
2013 October 262024 July 8

By Sarah Petrescu,Times Colonist
Raincoast backs the motion by federal MP Randall Garrison to initiate an action plan for BC’s endangered southern resident killer whales…

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Motion to implement Killer Whale Action Plan supported by Raincoast
2013 October 262024 July 8

Federal MP Randall Garrison introduced a motion to the House of Commons to protect BC’s southern resident killer whales. Raincoast is in full support…

Read More Motion to implement Killer Whale Action Plan supported by Raincoast
In the media

Oil spill study highlights risk of rising tanker traffic in the Salish Sea
2013 October 252024 July 8

Raincoast and the Georgia Strait Alliance have launched a study on the potential spread of an oil spill along the Kinder Morgan oil tanker route through the Salish Sea…

Read More Oil spill study highlights risk of rising tanker traffic in the Salish Sea
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Navy sonar: Canadian environmental groups get legal standing in U.S. court case
2013 January 312024 July 8

By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
Canadian environmental groups have received legal standing in a U.S. suit that seeks to halt Navy sonar exercises that would threaten at-risk whales on the West Coast…

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