Food quality, not just quantity, matters when it comes to the health and survival of the southern resident killer whales.
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The declining salmon and whale numbers raise a critical question: Is the southern resident killer whale population solely reliant on the abundance of salmon? And, if so, since when?
A study of viral variants finds Piscine orthoreovirus continuously spills over from farmed salmon to wild salmon.
Scientists had been uncertain about why killer whales are dying in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. A new study takes an in-depth look and provides the tools to help prevent additional deaths in the future.
Are our brains wired to favour growth over environmentally rational decisions?
A bold new approach could protect endangered animals.
Noisy waters may be making it harder for southern resident killer whales to communicate with each other and find their food.
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