Female killer whales take about 20 years ... for their elevated levels of inbreeding. Inbreeding has also afflicted other populations of isolated or endangered animals, such as mountain lions ...
A pod of killer whales repeatedly rammed a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar this week, damaging it enough to require Spanish rescuers to come to the aid of its four crew members.
[Inbreeding may be the biggest problem for endangered orcas in the Pacific Northwest] Juneau-based SalmonState, a conservation group that has fought to protect other salmon fisheries across Alaska ...
New research suggests that inbreeding may be a key reason that the Pacific Northwest's endangered population of killer whales has failed to recover despite decades of conservation efforts.
Just 73 whales remain, inbreeding is a severe problem ... seen catch limits dramatically reduced over the years, the endangered orcas have not recovered — suggesting that the problems plaguing ...
PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — A petition to list the Southern Resident killer whale as endangered was accepted ... disturbance from passing vessels and inbreeding. MLB dominoes: With A’s to Vegas ...
Just 73 whales remain, inbreeding is a severe problem ... seen catch limits dramatically reduced over the years, the endangered orcas have not recovered — suggesting that the problems plaguing ...
May 20—The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission accepted a petition to list the Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) as Endangered under the ... disturbance from ...
SEATTLE (AP) — People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest's endangered killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and the legacy of having ...
[Inbreeding may be the biggest problem for endangered orcas in the Pacific Northwest] Juneau-based SalmonState, a conservation group that has fought to protect other salmon fisheries across Alaska ...
Just 73 whales remain, inbreeding is a severe problem ... seen catch limits dramatically reduced over the years, the endangered orcas have not recovered — suggesting that the problems plaguing ...
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission accepted a petition to list the Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) Distinct ...