Millions have been spent on orca recovery: Is it working?
EVERETT — Now is your best chance to see endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales back dive, belly flop and fin slap around Puget Sound.
Three orca family groups known as J, K and L pods make their way inland every fall to feed on chum salmon, a second-favorite to their preferred Chinook.
It’s a chance to witness a population that, despite millions spent on recovery efforts, continues to languish.
But state and local organizations say efforts to recover orcas’ main food sources are working — it’s just taking Mother Nature some time to catch up, and a growing human population through Puget Sound is presenting new challenges for already endangered species.
With two babies born into J Pod last month, the southern residents number just 74.
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