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Outdoors blog archive for March 31, 2015

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015



Newborn Orca calf L121 swims with its mother, L94, off Westport, Wash., with the NOAA research ship Bell M. Shimada in the background, in this photo taken Feb. 26, 2015. At least four new calves were known to be born to killer whales in Washington waters by the end of March.  ( NOAA Fisheries)

Baby boom of orcas in Washington waters

MARINE MAMMALS -- The endangered population of killer whales that spend time in Washington state waters is experiencing a baby boom with a fourth calf orca documented this winter. The newborn was spotted Monday by whale-watching crews and a naturalist in the waters of British…

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