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Southern resident killer whales show signs of slow decline toward disappearance
- Recent surveys show a gradual decline in endangered southern resident killer whales, according to a director at the Center for Whale Research.
- The director noted a "fairly good chance of at least one of the three pods being gone within the next 50 years".
- Southern resident killer whales have low genetic diversity, which impacts their survival and resilience, particularly affecting reproductive rates.
- In contrast, immature orcas make up 47 percent of the northern resident population, which is growing and thriving.
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Southern resident killer whales show signs of slow decline toward disappearance (BC)
The latest survey of endangered southern resident killer whales confirms their plateau and gradual slide toward disappearance in the absence of stronger measures to protect them, a director with the Center for Whale Research says. Michael Weiss says declining chinook salmon, pollutants and noise fro...
·Kelowna, Canada
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Southern resident killer whales show signs of slow decline toward disappearance
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
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- 75% of the sources lean Left
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L 75%
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