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Orcas
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endangered species
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Southern Resident Killer Whales are Starving
Post date:Salmon-killing dams are the main reason, say scientists.
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commentary
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Environmental News You Didn't Hear in 2015
Post date:Sage grouse politics, a performance review for the USFWS, and other stories that should have been big news in 2015 -- but weren't.
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SoCal Connected
'No Fish, No Blackfish': The Future of Southern Resident Orcas
Post date:Southern California receives about a third of its water from what's known as the Bay Delta, an estuary where the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River meet.
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KCET Press Releases
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KCET's Award-Winning Weekly Series 'SOCAL CONNECTED' Explores the Little-Known Connection Between Southern California Water Needs and a Group of Killer Whales
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State Law or Not, Orca Shows Need to Go
Post date:Whether or not a recent piece of legislation in California turns out to be the appropriate way to address the captive performing orca issue, one thing is certain.
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endangered species
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As Drought Threatens Orcas' Food Supply, Group Wants NorCal Coast Protected
Post date:New data is prompting a wildlife protection group to ask for better protection of orca habitat along more than half the U.S. Pacific coast.
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endangered species
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As Drought Threatens Orcas' Food Supply, Group Wants NorCal Coast Protected
Post date:New data is prompting a wildlife protection group to ask for better protection of orca habitat along more than half the U.S. Pacific coast.
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SeaWorld
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SeaWorld Orcas Case Dismissed, But PETA Continues To Fight
Post date:A federal judge has dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit that sought constitutional protection against alleged slavery of orcas, but the plaintiff, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), isn't backing down yet.
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SeaWorld
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Are Killer Whales at SeaWorld Slaves? Court to Hear Case Today
Post date:In the first-ever case of its kind a court will hear that SeaWorld is violating the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by holding whales in captivity.
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SeaWorld
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PETA Sues SeaWorld For Violation Of Whales' 'Constitutional Rights'
Post date:The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said it will sue SeaWorld for allegedly holding orca whales as slaves "in violation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution."