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 ...
[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.
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 ...
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 ...
The small size and isolation of the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have led to high levels of inbreeding. This inbreeding has contributed to ...
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 ...
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission accepted a petition to list the Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) Distinct ...
