Restoring Columbia Basin salmon is a key to orca survival
The tremendous salmon recovery potential in the Snake and Columbia Rivers and their tributaries makes this basin a top priority for rebuilding the Chinook salmon populations our endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales need to survive and recover.
With just 73 whales remaining in the wild, the Northwest’s Southern Resident Killer Whales are among our nation’s most endangered species. The leading cause of decline: lack of sufficient prey resources – Chinook salmon. With its historic productivity, low human population, and remaining pockets of large, high, pristine and well protected habitat, the Columbia and Snake River Basin represents our nation’s best opportunity to restore the large numbers of Chinook salmon that endangered, hungry orcas need to survive and recover.
Protecting Orca by Restoring Salmon Articles
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Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 6
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Idaho Statesman: Opinion: Snake River salmon lawsuits were on hold. Now we have…
Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 5
Nez Perce Chairman testifies before Congress in opposition to HR 2073,…
Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 4
Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (July/August 2025)
Aug 11, 2025 - Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 3
Aug 7, 2025 - Seattle Times: BPA plan puts progress on clean energy and salmon recovery at risk
Jul 22, 2025 - Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 2
Jul 9, 2025 - For Immediate Release: Salmon and fishing advocates applaud legal challenge to BPA’s misguided markets decision
Jul 9, 2025 - Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 1
Jul 8, 2025 - The Oregonian: Salmon, tribal sovereignty, and energy collide
Jul 2, 2025 - The Hill: Opinion: Energy Secretary Wright ‘passionately’ ignorant about Northwest hydropower
Jul 1, 2025 - The Columbian: In Our View: Move to end critical fish deal offers no solutions
Jul 1, 2025 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (June 2025)
Jun 30, 2025 - The Columbian: Letter: Salmon decision is shortsighted
Jun 30, 2025 - Everett Herald Editorial: A loss for Northwest tribes salmon and energy
May 30, 2025 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (May 2025)
May 29, 2025 - Spokesman-Review: Investing in salmon would boost regional economy
May 2, 2025 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (April 2025)
May 2, 2025 - Lewiston Tribune: Salmon and dams comment period extended
Apr 9, 2025 - You’re invited to SOS' 2025 Webinar Series
Mar 31, 2025 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (March 2025)
Feb 24, 2025 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (February 2025)
Feb 24, 2025 - The Seattle Times: This baby orca is healthy and it’s a girl
Feb 18, 2025 - King 5: Welcome J62: A new female orca joins the Southern Resident family
Jan 30, 2025 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (January 2025)
Jan 27, 2025 - The Seattle Times: How Tahlequah, her dead calf tell the story of climate change
Jan 21, 2025 - Seattle Times: Where is Tahlequah? What we know about the mother orca and her calf
Jan 10, 2025 - Seattle Times: Mother orca Tahlequah still carries dead calf after 11 days
Jan 2, 2025 - Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies
Dec 4, 2024 - Gov. Inslee issues Executive Order emphasizing the critical nature of salmon recovery through restoring the Columbia River Basin
Dec 4, 2024 - Columbia Snake River Campaign Praises Governor Inslee’s Bold Leadership on Salmon Recovery
Nov 21, 2024 - E&E News: Proponents of breaching dams see opportunities in Trump era
Nov 13, 2024 - The election and our way forward
Nov 11, 2024 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (Nov./Dec. 2024)
Nov 11, 2024 - Puget Sound Institute: Some orcas extend their stay in Puget Sound; others visit capture site for first time in years
Apr 3, 2024 - Seattle Times: Extinction risk to southern residents orcas accelerating as researchers raise alarm
Jan 16, 2024 - Seattle Times: Newborn southern resident orca spotted in Puget Sound
Jan 16, 2024 - KUOW: 'They're our relatives.' Samish Indian Nation prepares to welcome new orca calf to Puget Sound
Apr 3, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Anti-dam overtakes listening session
Mar 31, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Public calls on White House for plan to replace Snake River dams, restore river and salmon (3/31/23)
Mar 27, 2023 - "Now is our chance to stop salmon extinction" - Full-page Seattle Times ad (March 26, 2023)
Sep 8, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - September 8 Issue 10.
Apr 5, 2022 - The News Tribune: Activists rally in Tacoma for Northwest salmon — next event is April 2 in Olympia
Mar 9, 2022 - The Seattle Times: New calf joins endangered southern resident orcas; 2 other pregnancies lost
Mar 9, 2022 - KIRO 7: Activists create human mural to support saving orcas, salmon
Sep 22, 2021 - OPB: Southern Resident grandmother orca missing and likely dead
Aug 23, 2021 - The Seattle Times: Skinny orcas are up to 3 times more likely to die than healthy whales, new research shows
Jul 20, 2021 - Atmos Magazine: The Frontline - To Our Relatives in the Water
May 24, 2021 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (May 2021)
May 14, 2021 - Seattle Times: Gov. Inslee, Washington state’s U.S. senators reject GOP congressman’s pitch on Lower Snake River dam removal
May 14, 2021 - Joint press statement from Senator Murray and Governor Inslee (May 14)
Apr 19, 2021 - Newspaper ads highlight the urgent plight of orcas (April 2021)
Apr 13, 2021 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (April 2021)
Mar 8, 2021 - AP: Study: Chinook salmon are key to orcas all year
Feb 22, 2021 - Seattle Times: New orca baby born to southern resident L pod
Oct 12, 2020 - NPR: 2 newborn orcas spotted in Puget Sound in the same month
Sep 28, 2020 - Tacoma New Tribune: Removing dams on Puyallup and Snake rivers is key to salmon and orca survival
Sep 25, 2020 - Seattle Times: Another new orca baby born to J pod — the second this month
Sep 24, 2020 - Crosscut: Opinion - We lose more than salmon and orcas to the Snake River dams
Sep 18, 2020 - The New York Times: Orca That Carried Dead Calf for 17 Days Gives Birth Again
Sep 18, 2020 - Seattle Times: Orca Tahlequah is a mother again
Apr 30, 2020 - GiveBIG 2020 - May 5th and 6th. Please help sustain our work at this critical time
Mar 31, 2020 - Press Release: Washington State, Oregon Lawmakers Press Trump Administration to Extend Columbia River System Environmental Impact Statement Comment Period
Mar 29, 2020 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (March-April 2020)
Mar 1, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Feds - Snake River dams should stay
Feb 28, 2020 - Oregonian Opinion: Oregon’s orcas, too
Feb 21, 2020 - CBB: Oregon Governor Expresses Support For Lower Snake Dam Removal; Must Mitigate ‘Potential Harm To Vital Sectors’
Dec 23, 2019 - Get Involved! Washington State's 'Lower Snake River Stakeholder Process' - A Resource Page
Nov 22, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: 2 Idaho rivers remain open for steelhead fishing. Guides say closure causes confusion
Nov 21, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: Removing lower Snake River dams is best chance for salmon, steelhead recovery
Nov 17, 2019 - Seattle Times: New drone, underwater footage of orcas stuns researchers, gives intimate look at killer whales’ family life
Oct 30, 2019 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News - October/November 2019
Oct 14, 2019 - Seattle Times: Yakama, Lummi tribal leaders call for removal of three lower Columbia River dams
Oct 14, 2019 - Inlander: Washington tribes call for removal of Columbia River dams, reject doctrine of Christian discovery
Oct 4, 2019 - Island Weekly: OPALCO’s dam decision is concerning
Sep 30, 2019 - You're Invited: 'Dammed to Extinction'
Sep 30, 2019 - Seattle Times: Chasing a memory - In California, orcas and salmon have become so scarce people have forgotten what once was. Will the Northwest be next?
Sep 19, 2019 - CBB: NOAA Fisheries proposes expanding critical habitat for killer whales from Washington to California; New details on eating Columbia River fish
Sep 19, 2019 - Seattle Times: Feds seek expanded habitat protection as salmon, orcas battle climate change, habitat degradation
Sep 18, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Idaho to consider closing steelhead fishing on Clearwater/Snake rivers
Sep 16, 2019 - NY Times: How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’
Sep 10, 2019 - Chinook Observer: Editorial - Only smart, honest policies stand in the way of extinction
Sep 4, 2019 - Daily Kos: Endangered orcas' fate is tied to a series of dams 400 miles inland
Sep 4, 2019 - Daily Kos: The politics of starving orcas - Why human folly is killing off an endangered population
Aug 26, 2019 - Action Alert - Contact these Northwest leaders today - "Salmon, orca and communities need leadership today!"
Aug 15, 2019 - Seattle Times: Both orca babies are alive, and all 3 southern resident pods have been spotted in Canadian waters
Aug 13, 2019 - Crosscut: A new film argues Lower Snake dams make life worse for salmon, orcas and everyone in the PNW
Aug 7, 2019 - Seattle Times: Three southern resident orcas missing, presumed dead
Aug 7, 2019 - KUOW: Orca population drops as 3 more killer whales presumed dead
Aug 7, 2019 - Seattle Times: Where are the salmon and the orcas? Tribe, scientists grapple with unprecedented disappearance in Washington waters
Jul 31, 2019 - Gazette-Tribune: In support of salmon recovery, Ecology seeks feedback on proposed rule changes
Jul 31, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Study, Breaching dams would pay off
Jul 26, 2019 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News - July 2019
Jul 16, 2019 - Seattle Times: Mother orca Tahlequah and her dead calf, one year later. How did she change the conversation?
Jul 15, 2019 - KOMO News: Two southern resident orcas are missing, feared dead
Jul 14, 2019 - Seattle Times: The great salmon mystery, Scientists go to unprecedented lengths to find out where chinook go
Jul 11, 2019 - Crosscut: Flush with cash, WA should invest in orcas now
Jun 11, 2019 - Union Bulletin: With or without dams, we are in this together
Jun 4, 2019 - Mountain Journal: Collapse of Salmon And Steelhead A Dam Shame
May 20, 2019 - Q13 Fox: Endangered orca J17’s health in dramatic decline
May 14, 2019 - Seattle Times: Canada’s new protections for orcas go a little further than new legislation in Washington state
May 5, 2019 - GiveBIG 2019 is on Wednesday, May 8 - make your pledge today!
Apr 22, 2019 - Crosscut: Will limits on fishing free up salmon for starving orcas?
Apr 22, 2019 - Seattle Times: Gov. Jay Inslee’s orca-recovery agenda advancing, but billion-dollar funding yet to be seen
Apr 17, 2019 - Chinook Observer Editorial: Orcas should be allies not enemies in salmon efforts
Apr 9, 2019 - Seattle Times: Groups sue to restrict salmon fishing, help Northwest orcas
Apr 9, 2019 - Crosscut: WA lawmakers pass on whale-watching ban aimed at helping orcas
Mar 18, 2019 - Everett Herald Editorial: What look at Snake dams can mean for orcas and us
Mar 15, 2019 - CBB: More Salmon/Steelhead To Columbia River Than Last Year, But Forecasts Mixed Among Species
Mar 15, 2019 - CBB: Salmon Fishing Rules Off NW Coast To Be Guided By Need To Protect Low Numbers Of Chinook
Mar 15, 2019 - CBB: Ocean Conditions Appear To Be Heading In Right Direction For Improving Salmon-Steelhead Runs
Mar 13, 2019 - InvestigateWest: Legislature, Inslee Struggle to Fix Roads that Block Salmon, Help Starving Orca
Mar 8, 2019 - Seattle Times: Feds could restrict Pacific Ocean fishing over endangered orcas, NOAA letter says
Feb 24, 2019 - Seattle Times: Hunger, the Decline of Salmon Adds to the Struggle of Puget Sound’s Orca
Feb 22, 2019 - CBB: Very Low Spring Chinook Forecasted Return Prompts Limits on Recreational Fishing
Feb 22, 2019 - CBB: NW Power/Conservation Council Hears Details On Flexible Spill Agreement To Aid Juvenile Salmonids
Feb 22, 2019 - Q13 Fox: To help salmon migrate, state looks to spill more over dams
Feb 13, 2019 - The Spokesman-Review: Diverse group of outdoor enthusiasts urges Legislature to fully fund the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Feb 1, 2019 - Seattle Times: Washington state to regulate federal dams on Columbia, Snake to cool hot water, aid salmon
Feb 1, 2019 - Seattle PI: 'Fish flush' could be part of orca and salmon recovery
Feb 1, 2019 - OPB: To Help Orcas Catch More Salmon, Washington Plans To Increase Spill At Dams
Jan 30, 2019 - The Spokesman Review: Salmon and orcas linked, Legislature told
Jan 30, 2019 - Outside Magazine: Washington's Bold Plan to Save Its Orcas
Jan 30, 2019 - National Wildlife Federation Blog - Can We All Agree? A Baby Orca Needs to Eat
Jan 25, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Dam issues reach both sides of the river
Jan 23, 2019 - CTV News: Scientists suggest new threat to endangered B.C. orcas: pink salmon
Jan 3, 2019 - Seattle Times: 2 more Puget Sound orcas predicted to die in critically endangered population
Dec 23, 2018 - Save Our wild Salmon's 2018 year-in-review - and look ahead!
Dec 23, 2018 - Spokesman-Review Guest Opinion: Time for BPA to act on dams
Dec 23, 2018 - Yakima-Herald Saturday soapbox: To help the orcas, and improve salmon runs, remove the dams
Dec 20, 2018 - Tri-City Herald: Opponents call new dam agreement to help salmon ‘worse than useless’
Dec 20, 2018 - Lewiston Tribune: Salmon deal to add more spillage at region’s dams. Oregon, Washington and Nez Perce Tribe reach agreement over fish passage operations
Dec 20, 2018 - Seattle Times: Changes to dams on Columbia, Snake rivers to benefit salmon, hydropower and orcas
Dec 20, 2018 - OPB: Dam Agreement Aims To Help More Salmon Survive Columbia River Journey
Dec 20, 2018 - Tri-City Herald: If Snake River dams are breached, what would happen? We must get our message out
Dec 14, 2018 - Spokesman-Review: Inslee task force would study possible dam breaching to help salmon, orcas
Nov 25, 2018 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: For endangered orcas, it's the hunger games
Nov 19, 2018 - Q13 Fox: Orca task force finalizes plan to save endangered southern resident killer whales
Nov 19, 2018 - Tri-City Herald: State task force names 36 ways to save orcas. What does that mean for tearing down the dams?
Nov 19, 2018 - Seattle PI: Urgent, controversial orca whale recovery steps go to Inslee
Nov 19, 2018 - Seattle Time: Orca task force recommends whale-watching moratorium, studying dam removal to help endangered mammals
Nov 19, 2018 - Everett Herald Editorial: Solutions for saving our salmon and orcas
Nov 19, 2018 - Crosscut - The Orca Task Force finally has a plan. Will it work?
Nov 18, 2018 - Call Governor Inslee Today: "Secure funding for the lower Snake River stakeholder forum!"
Nov 16, 2018 - For Immediate Release: Orca Recovery Task Force calls for urgent action to increase Columbia-Snake river chinook salmon populations, among its recommendations for Governor Inslee to protect critically endangered orcas from extinction.
Nov 13, 2018 - Seattle Times Special Report: Orcas thrive in waters to the north. Why are Puget Sound’s dying?
Nov 13, 2018 - An update on orca and salmon protection efforts (11.11.18)
Nov 9, 2018 - KOMO News: Suspending whale-watching tours, breaching dams recommended to save orcas
Nov 9, 2018 - The Daily Astorian: Guest column - Orcas, fishermen are both endangered species, four low-value Snake River dams should be removed
Nov 2, 2018 - The Columbia Basin Bulletin: Independent Science Review off Salmon Survival Study Shows Concern Over Low Smolt-To-Adult Returns
Oct 25, 2018 - Orca/Salmon Alert - 5-day comment period closes TODAY (Oct. 29) - Act now!
Oct 22, 2018 - Q13 Fox: Calls to breach Snake River dams to save Northwest orcas grow louder
Oct 15, 2018 - Seattle Times: Southern resident orcas that frequent Puget Sound may not survive without breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help the salmon the orcas live on, scientists say.
Oct 15, 2018 - Q13-FOX: Snake River dams drive wedge between farmers and orca champions
Oct 15, 2018 - Street Root News: Save the orcas: Protesters want Snake River dams breached
Oct 1, 2018 - SIGN THE PETITION: Endangered orca and salmon need bold action now!
Sep 26, 2018 - The Seattle Times: Another southern resident orca is ailing — and at least three whales are pregnant
Sep 17, 2018 - Seattle Times: Attendees criticized NOAA for coordinating the now-canceled rescue effort of the orca J50 with SeaWorld, the entertainment park that had for decades profited from capturing the animals for use in its aquariums.
Sep 14, 2018 - Seattle Times: Orca J50 presumed dead but NOAA continues search
Sep 9, 2018 - Spokesman Review: More than 600 turn out for Snake River protest Saturday
Sep 4, 2018 - Seattle Times: Concern over endangered orcas blows up approval of Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada
Aug 28, 2018 - The Stranger: Giving up Chinook Is a Nice Idea but It Will Not Save the Orcas
Aug 28, 2018 - HCN Opinion: Orcas need more than sympathy and prayers
Aug 27, 2018 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orca Salmon Alliance distributes ribbons urging unity and #BoldActionNow; creates wreath honoring J35 and her daughter.
Aug 11, 2018 - Seattle Times: ‘I am sobbing’: Mother orca still carrying her dead calf — 16 days later
Aug 11, 2018 - Spokesman-Review Outdoor Page: All connected: a mother’s grief, starving orcas, dams, PCBs and Spokane
Aug 11, 2018 - Ailing orca J50 looking better than expected, but still in ‘critical’ condition as rescue operation continues
Aug 6, 2018 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Orca Salmon Alliance delivers 43,000+ public comments to Governor Inslee and the Southern Resident Recovery Task Force
Aug 6, 2018 - For Immediate Release: SOS Statement on the Southern Resident orcas, Orca Task Force and Governor Inslee
Aug 2, 2018 - NYT: Grieving Orca Carries Dead Calf for More Than 3 Days: ‘She’s Just Not Letting Go’
Aug 2, 2018 - Washington Post: An orca calf died shortly after being born. Her grieving mother has carried her body for days.
Jul 31, 2018 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Orca Salmon Alliance Mourns Recent Orca Losses – Calls for Urgent Action
Jul 30, 2018 - Seattle Times: Grieving mother orca falling behind family as she carries dead calf for a seventh day
Jul 30, 2018 - Seattle Times: We won't give up as long as she doesn't—Orca mother carries dead calf for fourth day
Jul 30, 2018 - Q13 Fox: Inslee voices support for short-term action on orcas as long-term decisions loom
Jul 30, 2018 - Seattle Times: For third day, grieving orca carries dead calf in water
Jul 30, 2018 - Huffington Post: Grieving Mother Orca Whale Carries Dead Calf For Days
Jul 25, 2018 - Seattle Times: Southern-resident killer whales lose newborn calf, and another youngster is ailing
Jul 24, 2018 - NOAA Fisheries & WDFW: Prioritizing West Coast Chinook salmon stocks for Southern Resident killer whale recovery
Jul 24, 2018 - Seattle Times: Struggling orcas heavily rely on urban chinook from Seattle-area rivers, new analysis shows
Jul 9, 2018 - New York Times: Orcas of the Pacific Northwest are Starving and Disappearing
Jun 28, 2018 - Puget Sound Recovery Caucus: Puget Sound Recovery Caucus introduces “National Orca Protection Month” resolution
Jun 28, 2018 - Alison Morrow: What wildlife need from us—awareness
Jun 25, 2018 - Crosscut: Why do we keep loving our orcas — to death?
Jun 18, 2018 - Seattle Times: Orca death brings southern resident whale population to lowest level in 34 years
Jun 1, 2018 - Seattle Times: Inslee calls Canada pipeline ‘profoundly damaging,’ fears for orcas in surprise deal
Jun 1, 2018 - Seattle Times: Gov. Inslee: Canada’s unneighborly pipeline deal threatens orcas and climate
May 16, 2018 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News – May/June 2018 issue
Apr 19, 2018 - Seattle Times: Southern-resident killer whales’ inbreeding may devastate the population
Mar 29, 2018 - For Immediate Release:
Washington Voters Value Wild Salmon Over Lower Snake River Dams
Mar 14, 2018 - For Immediate Release: Orca and salmon advocates welcome Governor Inslee’s creation of an emergency orca task force
Mar 14, 2018 - Seattle Times: Critically endangered orcas have governor’s, tribe’s attention
Mar 3, 2018 - Wild Salmon & Steelhead News - February/March 2018
Mar 1, 2018 - Tri- City Herald: Decision on Snake dam removal has Murray and Newhouse at odds
Feb 4, 2018 - US News and World Report: State Bills Tackle Threats to Endangered Puget Sound Orcas
Feb 4, 2018 - OPB: Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
Jan 27, 2018 - Seattle Times: Environmental impact of salmon decline: This isn’t just about fish
Jan 4, 2018 - Could Slower Ships Help the Orcas?
Dec 10, 2017 - Associated Press: Washington governor opposes House bill on Columbia, Snake River dams
Dec 10, 2017 - CBB: Agencies Outline NEPA/EIS Progress Evaluating Columbia/Snake River Uses, Improvements For Fish
Dec 5, 2017 - December 5, 2017: Governor Inslee issues statement opposing harmful HR 3144
Nov 14, 2017 - Crosscut.com: Where have all Puget Sound’s orcas gone?
Nov 9, 2017 - Defenders of Wildlife: Wild Without End - Orcas in a Tight Spot
Nov 5, 2017 - Seattle PI: Orca whales need Chinook salmon, losing same
Nov 2, 2017 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Twenty-five conservation organizations and business associations call on Governor Inslee to act quickly to help salmon and orca
Oct 27, 2017 - Seattle Times: Orcas headed to extinction unless we get them more chinook and quieter waters, report says
Oct 8, 2017 - NWPR: Puget Sound's Southern Resident Orca Population Drops To 30-Year Low
Sep 25, 2017 - NRDC: New Study Offers Way Out of Hot Water & Salmon Crisis
Jul 20, 2017 - South Whidbey Record: UW study pins orca pregnancy problems on lack of salmon
Jul 17, 2017 - Oceana: Study: endangered orcas are losing their unborn babies because they’re starving
Jul 10, 2017 - Idaho Statesman: Fate of Pacific Northwest orcas tied to having enough Columbia River salmon
Jun 29, 2017 - Seattle Times: A new study nails dearth of chinook salmon as the primary cause of the endangered resident orca whale’s failure to rebound.
Apr 26, 2017 - AP: Tribes sue Coast Guard over tanker-traffic risk to orcas
Mar 24, 2017 - The Stranger: Is Anyone Going to Save the Endangered Killer Whales in Puget Sound Before It's Too Late?
Jan 25, 2017 - Hawaii Magazine, Coastal Science and Societies: What Happens When an Endangered Whale Pod Loses its Wise Old Grandma?
Jan 2, 2017 - Tri-Cities Herard Letter to the Editor: On orcas, ask an expert
Jan 2, 2017 - KING5-TV: Vigils Held for Southern Resident Orcas
Dec 22, 2016 - KOMO NEWS: Endangered southern resident orca found dead off Canadian coast
Dec 13, 2016 - Crosscut.com: Oil tankers could doom Puget Sound’s orcas
Nov 30, 2016 - Truthout Report: Without Major Interventions, the Orca's Days Are Numbered
Oct 30, 2016 - KOMO News: 'It's a sad day:' Researchers claim Puget Sound orcas are starving and dying
Oct 28, 2016 - Seattle Times: Another Puget Sound orca dies; hope dim for her calf
Jun 25, 2016 - Crosscut.com: The orcas are starving
Jun 6, 2016 - Orca and Salmon - An Evening of Storytelling
Jun 2, 2016 - NRDC Blog: To Save Orcas, First Save Salmon
Jun 2, 2016 - Defenders Magazine: Looking for a Sound Solution
May 31, 2016 - Orca Month 2016 Calendar of Events
May 31, 2016 - Orca Month 2016
Mar 31, 2016 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Hungry killer whales waiting for Columbia River salmon
Jan 24, 2016 - Seattle Times: Puget Sound orca numbers rise fast after 30-year low in 2014
Dec 7, 2015 - CBC: Orca baby boom: 7th calf born to endangered southern resident population
Nov 16, 2015 - Crosscut.com: To save the orcas, do we need to demolish dams?
Nov 4, 2015 - Huff Post: Newborn Orca 'Baby Boom' Depends Upon Our Breaching Deadbeat Dams
Oct 27, 2015 - Daily Astorian Editorial: Orcas growing factor in Columbia River salmon management
Oct 22, 2015 - Skagit Valley Herald: New alliance has big goals for salmon, orca recovery
Oct 22, 2015 - KOMO TV: Interview with Dr. Carl Safina on the Orca-Salmon Connection
Oct 22, 2015 - Seattle Times: Puget Sound’s killer whales looking good
Sep 16, 2015 - Intertwined Fates: The Orca-Salmon Connection in the Northwest
Aug 21, 2015 - Patagonia's The Cleanest Line: Save Money, Save Salmon, Save Mike: Free the Snake
Jun 17, 2015 - Nat Geo Guest Blog: Breach the Snake River Dams
Jun 5, 2015 - The Daily Astorian: Orcas back at Columbia River as 2015 tracking ends
May 21, 2015 - WDC Guest Blog: Southern Resident Orcas and the Snake River
Apr 1, 2015 - Seattle Times: Orca baby boom continues with discovery of fourth calf
Mar 4, 2015 - Seattle Times: Researchers tracking killer whales took this video of a new calf from the endangered orca population
Mar 4, 2015 - Chinook Observer: Animal roundup: Baby orca leads a parade of returning species
Mar 4, 2015 - Chinook Observer: Baby orca in the Columbia River plume this week
Feb 28, 2015 - Guest Opinion: Survival of endangered orcas in the Salish Sea depends on restoring chinook
Feb 23, 2015 - Lewiston Tribune: Whale concerns prompt dam petition
Feb 20, 2015 - Kitsap Sun: K and L pods under observation as they travel south in ocean
Feb 18, 2015 - Islander Weekly: Dam removal initiative finds footing in DC
Dec 20, 2014 - Seattle Times: Ten years after ESA listing, killer whale numbers falling
Dec 16, 2014 - CBS News: Pregnant killer whale J-32 was starving, necropsy reveals
Oct 22, 2014 - Seattle Times: 7-week-old baby orca missing, presumed dead
Sep 2, 2014 - Associated Press: Orca population in Puget Sound falling
Jul 7, 2014 - KING 5 TV: Orca expert's dire warning about Puget Sound orcas
Feb 2, 2014 - New study connects Puget Sound orcas and Columbia Basin salmon
Jan 15, 2014 - Orca advocates, businesses and scientists call on Governor Inslee to take action to rebuild endangered chinook salmon stocks
Apr 10, 2013 - Watching Our Waterways: Orca tracking project comes to an end for now
Mar 5, 2013 - Revealing new data shows killer whales' affinity for the Columbia River mouth
Jun 28, 2012 - Saving Salmon to Save Orcas
Jun 21, 2010 - June is Orca Month - Check out the new video on salmon and orcas
Dec 29, 2009 - Orcas and Salmon Roundup by Howard Garrett: Will The Present Administration Act In Behalf Of Orcas And Salmon?
Dec 1, 2009 - "Commercial Fisheries, Salmon, and Orcas" - by Candace Calloway Whiting in the Seattle PI's City Brights
Nov 17, 2009 - "River of Renewal"- Salmon, Dams, Orcas, and You
Jun 10, 2009 - June is Orca Awareness Month!
Mar 2, 2009 - Saving Snake River salmon will save Puget Sound killer whales
May 2, 2008 - Seattle Times Guest columnists: Connect the dots to save orcas, salmon
