A baby orca's death, a mother's grief and a state's call to action
From 2007 to 2014, two-thirds of Pacific Northwest orca pregnancies failed. Not a single calf has survived more than three years.
by James Rainey / Oct.14.2018 / 5:31 AM EDT
The gut punches came in quick succession this summer in the Pacific Northwest, a place where it seems like everyone is, or knows, a killer whale fan.
First, video crews captured an orca known as J35 carrying and coaxing her stillborn calf for 17 anguishing days, a mother seemingly unwilling to accept her child’s death. A few weeks later, a rambunctious young orca — known for her frequent breaching in Puget Sound — went missing. The whale nicknamed “Scarlet” was soon declared dead, at just 4 years old.
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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baby-orca-s-death-mother-s-grief-state-s-call-n917186?cid=eml_nbn_20181014
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