To make matters worse,
our local killer whales have been found to carry the highest concentrations of deadly pollutants of any animal.
Most residents of the San Juan Islands and Washington state still don't realize that
our local killer whales are listed as endangered along with all five species of salmon.
Not exact matches
Genetic tests also indicated a lack of breeding between the two
killer whale types highlighting the distinctness of the sympatric Bigg's and resident
killer whales on a
local scale.
Killer Whales, Risso's Dolphins, Pacific white - sided dolphins, Northern right -
whale dolphins, Dall's porpoise, harbor porpoise, bottlenose dolphins, Mola molas (giant ocean sunfish), jellies, sea otters, California sea lions, harbor seals, and
local and migratory birds.
Our guides are in tune with the locations of our
local orcas and can really improve your success for
killer whale watching.
During the late 1970s a
local logging company was looking to develop this critical habitat into a dry land sort which would bare great impact on this Northern Resident
Killer Whale habitat.
The
local resident
Killer Whales are familiar with the boats and often let the boats come very close.