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  • A closeup of the dorsal fin of a transient killer whale after satellite tagging. A pair of serious wounds can be seen at the site where the barbs had been sheared off the animal after the whale rejected the tag.
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    Whale tagging: got you, you’re dead!

    2012 February 112024 July 8

    A plan to tag endangered killer whales that ply both sides of the international border between British Columbia and the United States is being met with growing opposition in Canada…

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    Raincoast objects to US plan to dart killer whales

    2012 January 302024 July 8

    Radio interview with Raincoast’s Misty MacDuffee about a US plan to place satellite transmitters on killer whales…

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    Raincoast: Unilateral tagging plan by US threatens killer whales

    2012 January 272024 July 8

    A US plan to tag the endangered southern resident killer whales that ply both sides of the international boundary is meeting with growing opposition…

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