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The Southern Resident killer whales are historical icons of the Pacific Northwest. Their survival is at risk due to many man-made threats which have limited their ability to grow, reproduce, and survive illnesses.

The top three main threats contributing to their decline:

Lack of Food: Southern Resident killer whales rely on healthy, wild Chinook salmon populations as their primary food source. Dams and rising water temperatures prevent survival to spawning salmon stocks are now endangered as well.

Toxins: The main contaminants causing concern for the health of marine mammals are human-produced toxins called Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). These contaminants enter the marine environments enter the marine environment through urban, industrial, agricultural runoff, and sewage.

Vessel Noise: Killer whales source food through echolocation. Increased boat traffic, military exercises, seismic surveys, and construction noise have interfered with their ability to hunt.

Orca Conservancy is committed to the recovery of the Southern Resident killer whales including the critical habitat on which they depend.

Since 1996, we have worked tirelessly to assist with the recovery of the iconic Endangered Southern Resident killer through Science, Education and Outreach. Our accomplishments are many, including:

• Primary litigants to grand Endangered Species status to the Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW)
• Successfully blocked the Admiralty Inlet tidal turbines from SRKW critical habitat
• Successfully rallied for the dismantling of th eKlamath Dams in 2021
• Successful in phasing out the Atlantic salmon net pens in Washington State alone with our colleagues in the Our Sound, Our Salmon Coalition
• Supported the recently approved 6-month moratorium on major fossil fuel facilities in King County

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