Here’s a thought…
“The competition between Nature and the economy is deep and broad.
In the short term, the economy usually wins. In the long term …?”
BILL APPEL
CWR’s new Research Director explains why ongoing study of Salish Sea orcas is essential
Why Orca RESEARCH matters ||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| To understand the drivers and consequences of natural processes, scientists need to observe and record that process over relevant timescales. For researchers studying animal
Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals
||| FROM AP NEWS ||| STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the freeway, once filled with tourists eager to pitch down the slopes or bathe in
Ticks widespread in islands but diseases rare, study finds
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| The chance of finding a tick on yourself or one of your pets in San Juan County is greater than previously believed, but only about ten percent of
Why don’t orca ever attack humans in the wild?
||| FROM NEWSWEEK ||| There are no records of orca ever hunting and killing humans in the wild, despite numerous interactions between the two species. Orca have been known to prey on whale species larger
SJC Department of Emergency Management update on sunken FV Aleutian Isle response
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SJC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| This is Brendan Cowan, Emergency Management Director for San Juan County writing. I wanted to give a more informal update to the community and share some
‘Environmental emergency’: Fear for B.C.’s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks in critical feeding spot
||| FROM CTV VANCOUVER NEWS ||| A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board near the Canada-U.S. marine border went down in one of the worst possible places for endangered
Land Bank Commission schedules monthly meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting on August 19, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. The meeting
WoW! Center for Whale Research shares “epic” encounter with J, K, and L pods
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH || Mark, Joe, Tasli and Fin set out from Victoria at 0700 for a survey of the western Juan de Fuca. Through Race Pass by 0720, they opted to
Just 10 spots left to tour Sucia Island with Friends
||| FROM FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Join Friends staff and visit the recently completed Mud Bay Wetland and Beach Restoration project, learn about the role of local shorelines in supporting the regional marine
Near Portugal, Orcas sink a sailboat and ram another on the same morning
Scientists look for answers, reports say ||| FROM BUSINESS INSIDER ||| A pod of orcas attacked a sailboat off the coast of Portugal on July 31 and, just hours later, targeted another vessel in the
Rare white orca from California spotted taking a big family trip to B.C.
||| FROM EMINETRA CANADA ||| Frosty and his family ventured over 2,000 kilometres north of home A rare white orca was spotted off the waters of Telegraph Cove. In a news release, the Pacific Whale
Master Gardeners to again diagnose plant disease problems
||| FROM DIANE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Gardeners of the San Juans! If you are having disease problems in your gardens as the summer winds down, you are welcome to bring samples to
Larsen votes to lower costs for PNW families and seniors, make historic investment to combat climate change
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to lower the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs for working families and seniors, make a historic
Bombshell court victory: Chinook harvest harms Southern Resident Killer Whales and wild chinook recovery
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| A bombshell ruling from Seattle’s federal Court landed Monday evening calling out the federal government for failing to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) and
There are undercurrents at play in the Columbia River dams debate
Without passageways to cross dams along the Columbia, salmon are dying. Tribes say the U.S. government isn't cooperating as they try to help the fish recover. ||| FROM CROSSCUT ||| Posted at request of Orcasonian
