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British Columbia in Vancouver. 'The group we're most concerned about is the southern resident population, the one most affected by humans and by whale watching.' These orcas reside in Haro ... Ford, that the southern resident orca population will reverse its current decline on its own. But, he said, the long-term prospects are not encouraging. Projected human population trends over the next 30 ...
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The Marine Mammal Center
However,a resident orca population in the Pacific Northwest has suffered a 20% decline in population over a five-year period, prompting the Canadian government ... Concerned scientists and conservation groups are also asking the United States government to list this population on the Endangered Species List. One reason for the decline may be starvation, due ...
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Orca-Facts 1
Public awareness and concern about these captures forced the Canadian government to assess the size and nature of the orca population. There had been ... developed a photo-identification method for identifying and keeping track of individuals within the orca population. Dr. Bigg recognized that individuals could be identified by the unique markings on their ...
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Orca-Facts 2
After compiling thousands of photographs of the orcas of British Columbia and Washington State, they were able to define the composition of the orca population. Each individual was ... ). Calves at birth are about 8ft (2.4m) long and weigh about 400lbs (180 kg). Orca bodies have distinctive black and white markings. Both females and males have similar markings except ...
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OrcaInfo
Contents Social Structure Before the 1970's, virtually nothing was known about orca social structure. As a result of the pioneering photo identification study undertaken by Dr. ... associates that the orca population was not as large as first assumed. Individuals live in small stable family units within a larger community. Since then, our understanding of the resident orca social structure ...
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Orca Network Contact Information
Salish Sea. Orca Network is based in Greenbank ... Art Cooperative where she shows and sells her beautiful stained and fused glass art pieces. ©Orca Network Please contact Orca Network to inquire about educational use of any materials on this site.
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Orca Relief Citizen's Alliance
Orca whales. Over the past ten years, massive environmental changes have challenged the health and stability of the San Juan Orca population. Scientists have found that this decrease ... Juan Orca By Mark Anderson, co-founder, The Whale Museum, and Executive Director, Orca Relief The whales are dying. In the last few years, we have lost about 20% of our local Orca population ...
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Orca Relief Citizen's Alliance - Press Releases
Mark Anderson, founder of Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance (ORCA). In fact, Orca Relief has ... damage that has been done to this specific orca population," says Mark Anderson, founder of Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance (ORCA). Since 1995, the southern resident population of orcas has declined by nearly 20 ...
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Orca Network partners with Orca Wine
Silver Lake and Glen Fiona Wineries, have partnered with Orca Network and Haggen/Top Foods to promote awareness of the Puget Sound Orca population and educate people about what can be done to ... orcas was recently listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The causes of this orca population decline reflect the same problems and issues facing most of the greater Puget Sound marine ...
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Killer Whale -- Kids' Planet -- Defenders of Wildlife
STATUS: Vulnerable. DESCRIPTION: The orca, or "killer," whale is the largest member of the dolphin ... orca grows to 23 feet long and weighs 7 to 10 tons. Females average 21 feet long and weigh 4 to 6 tons. POPULATION: The worldwide population ... dialects (slightly different language) from one pod to another. OFFSPRING: Orca gestation is 13 to 16 months. A calf is ...
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