Fascinating article! I grew up in the American Pacific Northwest, where we have a relatively large resident Orca population plus some 'wandering' orcas which come into Puget Sound on their travels up the coast. I would guess that the American orcas are dealing with the same problem of toxin magnification- parts of Puget Sound, at least, are very polluted thanks to industry in the big cities Seattle, Tacoma etc. I hope that we are able to somehow deal with ocean pollution before the effects are irreversible. Interesting to hear about these beautiful whales from another part of the world.
This is tragic and terrifying. Yet hope remains. Thank you for sharing your work.
Fascinating article! I grew up in the American Pacific Northwest, where we have a relatively large resident Orca population plus some 'wandering' orcas which come into Puget Sound on their travels up the coast. I would guess that the American orcas are dealing with the same problem of toxin magnification- parts of Puget Sound, at least, are very polluted thanks to industry in the big cities Seattle, Tacoma etc. I hope that we are able to somehow deal with ocean pollution before the effects are irreversible. Interesting to hear about these beautiful whales from another part of the world.