The Pacific Northwest’s beloved orcas will not survive unless humans do more to ensure adequate food and cleaner, quieter waters, just one of the messages at a crowded signing ceremony in Seattle convened by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
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Endangered orcas are starving. Should we start feeding them?
Washington state officials have proposed a new tack to save the Pacific Northwest’s critically endangered orca population. Their idea is to boost salmon hatchery production by 10 million to 20 million more fish per year to provide more food for the iconic killer whales.