The race is on to save Southern Resident orcas after earlier this year scientists predicted a faster track to extinction.
“If we do nothing, I think we will lose this population forever,” said Rob Williams, co-founder of nonprofit Oceans Initiative, said about the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW).
A recent report published by Williams and 16 other scientists details the accelerated decline of the endangered killer whales.
KING 5 is examining the factors impacting the health of the orcas, what’s being done to support them, and what it will take to save a population that’s a symbol of the region.
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