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Loss of Crewser drops endangered orca count to 75

Death of J34 by ship collision leaves only 78 orcas

J34 found dead by ship collision December 2016

Orca whales swim dangerously close to Vancouver Harbour boats

August 2016 Spill Chart (pdf)

Texas Pipeline Spills 600,000 Gallons of Oil One Week Before DAPL Is Approved

Tundra has second pipeline spill in Saskatchewan

Chennai oil spill 10 times bigger than reported, companies whose ships collided misled government
Chennai vessel #1       Chennai vessel #2

That Thing the Standing Rock Protesters Were Afraid of Just Happened

Pipeline leaks due to human error an increasing problem, says NEB

Solar Employs More People Than Oil, Coal, And Gas Combined In The US

Refiners shun new Canadian crude blend offer from Enbridge line

China Makes Major Investment In Renewable Power Generation

Rescue workers scoop crew from tanker stranded off Cape Breton

Tilikum and Granny are dead. Here’s why you should care about these killer whales

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‘Never Give Up on Any Waterway’ | The Tyee

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Bringing new life to Burnaby’s buried and abused creeks, streams and wetlands.
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Vancouver Island Salmon Enhancement & Habitat Restoration

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Vancouver Island is home to approximately 37 hatcheries, seven of which are major federally operated facilities. In addition, there are also 45 First Nations and non-profit community-based groups working toward one common goal: helping to enhance salmon stocks as well as to protect, maintain, and re...
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New Zealand Recognizes Whanganui River as 'Living Person'

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The river will be given the legal rights of a person in a world first
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Wow. For a country with as many ongoing enviro disasters as NZ, this is huge.

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Getting the pod ready to go to Vancouver to stand up for the Salish Sea and the orcas on Friday afternoon. ... See MoreSee Less

Getting the pod ready to go to Vancouver to stand up for the Salish Sea and the orcas on Friday afternoon.
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May God be with each and every orca and bless you please keep us posted on how they’re doing please please let them all survive

See you there!💕

Awsome pod at that

I wish I was there standing with you..💓

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Union outcry as automation eats up 400 oilsands jobs – and it’s just the beginning

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While experts cite numerous benefits to autonomous vehicles, including safety and environmental benefits, many fear driverless technology is a threat to several professions.
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Maybe the next convoy should drive to Suncor headquarters.

Thoughts and prayers.

how many when pipeline goes thru..thousands

Diane Lachapelle

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Antarctic scientist captures extraordinary footage of Orcas feeding in the Ross Sea

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Antarctic scientist was standing on the edge of the ice when a killer whale made its approach.
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Aren’t they beautiful creatures - love to hear them clicking!

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The Canadian Orca Rescue Society is advocating for the total closure of the Herring Fisheries in the Salish Sea. Herring is a foundation fish, a keystone species that is an important food source for Chinook salmon and many other species. The Herring help to support an entire ecosystem. It is an important part of the food chain and affects many other animals in and around the Salish Sea. Such as the Chinook salmon that intern feeds the Endangered Southern Resident Orcas. We must make a positive change in our world today! Please help make a difference. It's a Federal Election this year , let's put pressure on our Members of Parliament. Lets lobby the politicians and let them know that we want real change for the Fisheries on the West coast of Canada. We do not want a repeat of what happened on the East coast of Canada and the total collapse of the Cod Fisheries. Now the Wild Salmon fisheries are in danger, can we not learn from our mistakes! Let them know we are want Leaders who can really make difference in our world today and not support the ones who just want to keep their jobs! ... See MoreSee Less

The Canadian Orca Rescue Society is advocating for the total closure of the Herring Fisheries in the Salish Sea. Herring is a foundation fish, a keystone species that is an important food source for Chinook salmon and many other species. The Herring help to support an entire ecosystem. It is an important part of the food chain and affects many other animals in and around the Salish Sea. Such as the Chinook salmon that intern feeds the Endangered Southern Resident Orcas. We must make a positive change in our world today! Please help make a difference. Its a Federal Election this year , lets put pressure on our Members of Parliament. Lets lobby the politicians and let them know that we want real change for the Fisheries on the West coast of Canada. We do not want a repeat of what happened on the East coast of Canada and the total collapse of the Cod Fisheries. Now the Wild Salmon fisheries are in danger, can we not learn from our mistakes! Let them know we are want Leaders who can really make difference in our world today and not support the ones who just want to keep their jobs!
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Wake up the corrupt that control our governments are pushing for complete extinction of all life on Earth aided by governments, their thugs, and public broadcasting

If dont get them foreign owned farm fish pens out of country there wont be any salmon or herring left to talk about

if all the creosoted pilings were wrapped then herring eggs would survive

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVQthW06s4s

Absolutely agree!

Also stop all those whale sight seeing boats filled with tourists harassing the whales.

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This is how we do a snow day up here on the Nooksack river in NW WA!! ❤️❄️🐟❄️❤️ #BESTbackyardEVER #snowsalmon I know some people have had enough of the white stuff- (I personally LOVE it ❤️❄️) but I recently saw a quote that said... “If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.” We just wanted to share some of our JOY here on the South Fork with you all!!
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Love it !

Great attitude! Great snow sculpture!

Stupendous!! 💚

Bellissimo 🤩

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A snow orca!Da’Viah and Ta’Heri, daughters of Danika and Moe, created this amazing snow orca today!

Thank you Danika Medley for sharing.
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A snow orca!
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How original.

Awesome work girls.

Wow, well done girls. 💚

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A peek into the friendship between B.C.’s killer whales and dolphins

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Pictures and video shot from drones opens a window on the interactions between orcas and dolphins in coastal waters.
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Any species can become friends. I have no idea why humans get so surprised that such relationships exist.

Killer whales ARE dolphins

And there is no friendship killer whales eat dolphins

this is interesting, I was wondering, are not dolphins potential food for Orca. I guess the answer is....sometimes.

Killer whales are actually the largest member of the dolphin family

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Change comes about when your opinion and actions agree to stand for change!! Thoughts, speak and actions matter every day!

Exactly.

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Save herring to save endangered whales, conservation groups say

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Conservation groups are calling on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to cancel the upcoming roe herring fishery.
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1.5 Million Volunteers Plant 66 Million Trees In 12 Hours, Breaking Guinness World Record

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The central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh set a new Guinness World Record after 1.5 million volunteers planted more than 66 million tree saplings in just 12 hours along the Narmada river.
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Dissenter from group of scientific experts calls foul on DFO, says effects of fish farm virus ‘extremely uncertain’ - Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News

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Too much unknown about PRV’s effects on wild stocks, says John Werring
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Tough Whale!They call her Blade Runner -She got torn up by a boat propeller off New South Wales in 2001 and proceeded to walk it off (Swim it off, whatever). The scars from the propeller slices healed ~20cm deep down her back and across her tail fluke. Since then, whale watchers down under look for “the Blade Runner” every year.

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Poor baby. Amazing strength.

Thats wat i say the whale watching boats they get tame to them and they dont now the big boats can hurt them i have seen it last number of year they target my big boat when traveling and i have to change course to avoid collision they never use to be like that they think they goin to big boat to say hi like they do the whale watching boats

What type of whale is she....simple amazing

Miracle whale!

That is so sad she must have suffered terribly till she healed. I am very happy for her that she has a calf to raise.

Sad and inspiring at the same time

Remarkable!

OMG, Poor girl!!!!!

Amazing💗

What kind of boat has a propeller like that :(

Un-be-liv-able

Amazing & what Terrible scars, poor whale, I’m glad she survived this horrible trauma 🥰

That’s insane!! She is one tough whale!!

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Diesel spill in Bella Bella, Day 3. The ocean destruction plan is in full play. No clean up is coming. Disgusting! ... See MoreSee Less

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Lama Pass Slick Day 3 - headed over to Bella Bella this morning, before the outflow wind started setting in. Our dock continues to be surrounded by the slick, and all the way across Lama Pass, large swathes of oil-flattened water were seen. All of the resident Canada geese which have spent the winter in the slough are gone, as are the large flocks of Common and Hooded mergansers, mallards, herons and Goldeneye which have been frequenting the water in front of our house. Hopefully all of these birds smelled the fumes and are staying away, but they may well have become oiled and have perished...
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Sickening!

And Prime Minister Trudeau wants more and more ships on our beautiful B.C. coast, because THERE WILL BE NO SPILLS, or if there is, prompt clean up. /?????????

Disgusting!!!

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“As a result, the Marathassa is acquitted of all charges,” the ruling says. Of course it is... ... See MoreSee Less

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We need judges with a conscience!!! And common sense!!!

This sets a very bad precedent. We must hold polluters responsible, accident or not.

Our prisons have no room for such a vessel anyhow.

Too bad that someone (the builder and/or the buyer) didn't test that this part of the ship's systems was working properly before it was put into service.

that is bad news for our environment and human kind Cant believe it they need to pay to clean up and for the service and environment affected

When I see headlines like this I instantly think, how much money changed hands?

Why let them off the hook

Shame!!

Such bullshit! Tankers can endanger our coast and when there’s a spill WE have to clean it up 🤬

I‘m confused, can someone explain?

How did they get away with this. Clearly they polluted the bay. They need to pay for clean up and whatever else they destroyed.

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The Ocean Protection Plan looks more like an Ocean Destruction Plan. This is day 2 of a diesel spill in Bella Bella and the official plan is to watch it evaporate. Will someone please tell the fish, birds, otters and others? ... See MoreSee Less

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Got out for a boat ride today and Sean this just south of Martion’s and on the shore line from jerry bobs to late dug Paul on the beach
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Unbelievable, is this an example of our "world class spill response"?!! 😡

Really? no help at all? We’re paying taxes for this!

Completely unacceptable!!!

AND THEY IN AMAZEMENT WONDER WHY WE ARE AGAINST INCREASED TANKERS TRAFFIC IN OUR HARBOR HMM

Horrible treatment of our water!

the official plan is to watch it evaporate....? you've gotta be fucking kidding me

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It has been widely reported that harbour seal populations in British Columbia are growing larger and "out of control".
This is not what the data suggests.
In fact, there has been no significant change to the harbour seal population since the late 1990s.
The harbour seal population DID increase throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but has now slowed or stopped.
Why did the population increase during this time? Because they were recovering from a significant population reduction thanks to a century of slaughter and persecution.
They were hunted for their pelts from 1879-1914 and again in 1962-1968, which led to over exploitation. In addition, bounty payments offered for predator control during 1914-1964 kept the population artificially low. The species was protected in 1970 under Canadian federal law.
Overall, it is estimated that close to half a million harbour seals were killed on the west coast of Canada between 1870 and 1968, leaving an estimated 10,000 harbour seals left. Since being protected, they have recovered to around 105,000 individuals and holding steady, not increasing as suggested in the media.

This is a cause for celebration, as their population has made a recovery from near elimination.

It should be noted that the human population in British Columbia in 1900 was 170,000. In 1970 it was 2,128,000 and in 2017, 4,817,160.

Photo: Tasli Shaw

References:
Ford, J. K. (2014). Marine mammals of British Columbia. Victoria, Canada: Royal BC Museum.
Population Assessment: Pacific Harbour Seal (www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/338997.pdf)
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It was Sea Lions that I heard a very senior fisherman speak about as being an issue with the salmon migration and fishing. He referred to exploding of populations in the Straight near Texada.

Not so much as just harbour seals, it's California Sea Lions and Stellars, or Northerns

Leave them be...

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We have to save these magnificent Orcas

Wonderful!

Beautiful creature. We MUST save them all, and their babies.

most fabulous creature ever!

🙂😘😘

Nathalie Monin 😍🐳

Beautiful

What a beauty!

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The Dodo
This guy had no idea when he started singing that whales would rush up to his boat — so he wondered what would happen if he dove down and really gave them a show 🎶🐳
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They matter.......

Beluga musical critics!

I LOVE HIS SONG lol beluuuuuuuuugaaaassss

Awww thats amazing!

That is so neat, a once in a life time

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Every day, let’s all do One thing to help Save them.
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Stunning

Stay and thrive💗

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Nisqually Indian Tribe Donates Half a Million Chinook to Hatchery in Need

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The Nisqually Indian Tribe donated 500,000 Chinook fry from Clear Creek Hatchery to Gig Harbor’s Minter Creek Hatchery in an effort to help replenish the roughly 6.2 million Chinook lost
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Awsome dam i hope they dont get feed on in them foreign owned farm fish pens

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVQthW06s4s

Wow!

Awesome <3

God bless them!

Shared <3

Bless them!! That’s awesome 💕

Thank you for all you do to help rescue the orcas

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Trans Mountain pipeline will reverse years of streamkeeping efforts: expert

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Running a pipeline through the Brunette River Conservation Area will undo some of the decades-long work streamkeepers have done to restore Burnaby’s waterways. That’s according to Mark Angelo, . . .
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no more pipelines

These articles simply break my heart 💔😢

Just another example! Oil and Water do not mix!!!

So does panning for gold in creeks...they cause alot of dead pools, and cause alot of problems for the species that live in the water, all for the greed of money. Here in Kelowna, B.C. 😎

So why are you just saying this? I'll assume if you're in stream management this is some federal/provincial ministry, so did your job stop you from coming forward sooner, like when the NEB was taking statements. Your words are correct but a bit too late!

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Baby Tortoises Found On Galapagos Island For First Time In Over 100 Years

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The Dodo Archive Baby Tortoises Found On Galapagos Island For First Time In Over 100 Years By Stephen Messenger Published On 01/21/2015 Share on Facebook Tweet this article Pin it Email Comments James Gibbs The Dodo Archive Baby Tortoises Found On Galapagos Island For First Time In Over 100 Years By...
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Anna Gh !!!

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Yay!!!

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Oh please don't encourage tourists to go to the Galapagos Islands!!! They will destroy the entire area!!!!!!!

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The Canadian Orca Rescue Society had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Lauren McWhinnie, a marine biologist and a Southern Resident Orca research specialist. Dr. McWhinnie gave a wonderful presentation about the problems facing the Southern Resident Orcas on January 29 in Sooke. The Canadian Orca Rescue Society was there to lend our support to Dr. McWhinnie who we found to be a very dedicated and passionate scientist trying to save the Southern Resident Orcas. The advice and information she gave all of us was very helpful. Dr. McWhinnie agreed with the Canadian Orca Rescue Society's position that increasing the wild Salmon population and Salmon habitat restoration are one of the key measures that we can do to help save the Southern Resident Orcas. We would like to thank Dr. McWhinnie for all of her hard work! ... See MoreSee Less

The Canadian Orca Rescue Society had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Lauren McWhinnie, a marine biologist and a Southern Resident Orca research specialist. Dr. McWhinnie gave a wonderful presentation about the problems facing the Southern Resident Orcas  on January 29  in Sooke. The Canadian Orca Rescue Society was there to lend our support to Dr. McWhinnie who we found to be a very dedicated and passionate scientist trying to save the Southern Resident Orcas. The advice and information she gave all of us was very helpful. Dr. McWhinnie agreed with the Canadian Orca Rescue Societys position that increasing the wild Salmon population and Salmon habitat restoration are one of the key measures  that we  can do to help save the Southern Resident Orcas. We would like to thank Dr. McWhinnie for all of her hard work!Image attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment
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Habitat restoration, prevent km messing with stream beds.

did he mention the fact that the pod pop is so low due to the 70's cull and that three adult males of breeding age are housed in sea zoos and could be reintroduced to the pod..money grubbers from gov't and business also created this problem not just the salmon fishing.

If the government was serious about global emmisions and global warming they would make mass transit better and get rid of the single vehicle ... and cut plastic ...its always about the money

Big oil and their supporters could careless about the southern orcas maybe their propoganda TV commercials should actually talk about some type of commitment to helping to protect the environment including the southern orcas but of course they are just a load of manure 🙂

Something needs to be done as building THE pipeline has already destroyed 2 salmon spawning areas which means thousands of salmon can't be created. No salmon equals starving orcas, bears, eagles, etc. The damn stuff isn't even flowing yet and already it is destroying our province!

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Starfish disease, warming oceans imperil West Coast’s biggest sea star

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A new study revealed the recent widespread die-off of starfish, linked to climate change, warming oceans and disease epidemic, imperils the biggest starfish of all, the sunflower star.
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Noooo. We suck. Humans we just suck

Kelsey Allbee 😢

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Bankrupt energy companies can’t walk away from old wells, Supreme Court rules

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Canada’s highest court says a province’s right to enforce cleanup takes precedence over creditors
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Ottawa may have overpaid for Trans Mountain pipeline project by up to $1B, PBO says | CBC News

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The federal Liberal government may have overpaid for the Trans Mountain pipeline project by up to a $1 billion, the parliamentary budget officer estimates, and there's a risk its value could decline further if there are any other delays in the building timeline.
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The habitat is being destroyed faster than we can repair it, so lets work harder on rehabilitating the spawning grounds. Let's put Canadians to work! ... See MoreSee Less

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After 20 years and $1 billion spent on Washington state salmon programs, fish still declining, new report says

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The 2018 State of the Salmon report by the Governor's Salmon Recovery Office paints a sobering picture.
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Climate change is the problem. The salmon cannot tolerate water temperatures above 22 degrees Celsius. Its deadly to young salmon.

Corporations are the problem?

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Hello everyone! THE WATERSHED GUARDIANS (English with French subtitles) will be at the SFU Woodwards! Meet with politicians, artists, educators, scientists, activists, farmers and watch this documentary about the Fraser River, the orcas, salmons, microplastics, the industrialization of the river with fossil fuel industries, the importance of our estuary for birds, the Salish Sea, and more. It is time to show up, to send a message: Let's stop the war on nature around Vancouver.
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Declaration/Petition – Legal Rights for the Salish Sea

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We are working to establish legal rights for the Southern Resident Orcas. Under our current legal system humans and corporations have legal standing but animals and ecosystems don’t. We believe that animals and ecosystems should also have legal rights and be able to defend those rights in court.
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Such a magnificent creature.

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Amazing!

I suspect it is flying distress because of the noise from whale-watching boat.

I hope this was taken with a telephoto lens.

Amazing for sure.

Nathalie Monin

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Free Lolita The Killer Whale

Kayla died this morning 😢
www.wesh.com/article/30-year-old-orca-kayla-dies-at-seaworld/26062262
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Free Lolita while she still has a chance to rejoin her family!

Very sad.

Heartbreaking 💔😢

Poor thing. A life in prison. She's swimming with the angels

So sad, but thankful at the same time. Kayla is now free from that hell. 😞

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Lissett Tschenscher fuckers!

In the wild she would be considered to be a breeding female, not dead from the crap SeaWorld Orlando does to them. Why we continue to let this happen and why people still go to these parks amaze and sicken me.

Disgusting poor Orcas starve them places they give them few herring once in awail dam

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Scientists Create Liquid Fuel That Can Store The Sun's Energy For Up to 18 Years

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No matter how abundant or renewable, solar power has a thorn in its side. There is still no cheap and efficient long-term storage for the energy that it generates.
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They have also created a fuel from vegetable as well as piss in Africa...some alternatives.

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'Amateur hour': Work for Trans Mountain pipeline destroyed salmon habitat: scientist

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A scientist says work on a Trans Mountain pipeline crossing in a British Columbia stream has destroyed salmon habitat, raising concerns about the Crown corporation's ability to build infrastructure through waterways if the expansion project proceeds.
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Why aren't we throwing money into educating new areas of energy . Why must we push thru a line of destruction when we could take the initiative and become the new green province. Out with the old.

Heartbreaking 💔

Why doesn't Alberta build a refinery instead of a pipeline? ...... oh sorry forgot we're getting away from fossil fuels so that'd be a waste of money!

Needs to stop!!!!

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The oil and gas companies can't be trusted to do anything right. The fines are either pitiful or non-existent. Another reason why we can't allow these projects to go through at all. The government won't prevent them form doing damage even when the decision is still up in the air! And then protesters are getting a week in jail!

Sad and shabby.

They just don't care..

Disgusting🤬

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New Orca calf highlights urgent need to focus recovery efforts on supporting the Southern Resident Orcas right to life

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23rd, 2019 Contacts : Michelle Bender ( mbender@earthlaw.org ) Elizabeth Dunne ( edunnelaw@gmail.com ) Julia Nicholls ( julia0nicholls@gmail.com)   Seattle, WA (January 23, 2019)— A coalition of groups (ngo’s, community groups, scientists, lawye
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Oh please let’s save them. Km must be stopped 🤬

I notice that the new babies all have a yellow or orange colour where it is supposed to be white. Reason......question

Look at his baby lips 😍

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... CHEK News: Official Page .... salish sea at the border...
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We must stop taking from the sea and let nature recover.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVQthW06s4s

Also wealthy Japanese businessmen and others pay big bucks under the table for all the herring and wild salmon roe they can get their greedy hands on.

You could not even guess how many ton herring been feed on in them foreign owned farm fish pens by them Atlantic salmon 30 years or so along with all other baby wild stock fish

Please...

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Battered seal for an orca's breakfast.

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Courtesy of Roll.Focus. Productions and Eagle Wing Whale Watching Tours

Nature is raw

Omg. Nature is fierce.

Ouch rough end for the seal.

Yum 😋

Really don't need to see that....

Didn't you know you're not supposed to play with your food? Awesome, love it when they are having fun, especially with a seal.

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Gregg and Lise do some finishing on our surrogate orca for Lucky, L124. The newborn in the Southern Resident Orcas. The sixth member of our inflatable pod. ... See MoreSee Less

Gregg and Lise do some finishing on our surrogate orca for Lucky, L124. The newborn in the Southern Resident Orcas. The sixth member of our inflatable pod.
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Wonderful.

So are you making these? I am interested

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Four Critically Endangered Animals Sing 'I Dreamed a Dream' From Les Misérables in a Powerful Animation

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In the heartbreakingly powerful 2016 animation "Dream", created for the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival by Zombie Studio, four very different,
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Getting sadder

powerful, sad and shared to encourage change....

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The PERFECT moment….

This was the very last moment of this herring’s life, before a huge male orca surfaced to gently swallow it…
We had an amazing day today…Orcas were feeding on their own without any fishing vessles, they were super active…
The herring decided to look for shelter under our RIB boat, therefore the orcas were within 2-3 metres of the boat..

It was just PERFECT <3
Loved every moment of it <3

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Awesome!

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Rights for the Southern Resident Killer Whales

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ELC & partners are seeking rights recognition for the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale population and the Salish Sea. Learn more about orcas and the threats to their survival.
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thank you for sharing this

Needs to happen soon!

What are you dong about the American scientist that won't work because of the WH shut down? Can you get someone to replace the idiot, others are working on the east coast. If this person's greed is more important then the lives of the two starving orcas, then fire his ass or help the idiots out, since they can't figure this out.

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Ailing orca K25’s condition may have improved, researchers say

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Researchers say orca K25, who showed signs of weight loss in the fall, does not seem to have worsened in condition and may even be getting better.
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Hoping.

Please God💗

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For those who haven't seen the footage of the RCMP incursion on native land...

Wet'suwet'en Access Point on Gidumt'en Territory
SHARE WIDELY - Wet'suwet'en territory is under siege by RCMP tactical forces, who are working with TransCanada to force a pipeline through our territory. Yesterday Gitdumt'en people and supporters were forcibly removed from our homelands for upholding our Wet'suwet'en laws. Militarized police confronted unarmed Indigenous people with assault and sniper rifles and made 14 arrests. As of now, Gitdumt'en Clan spokesperson Molly Wickham remains in state custody along with several others.

We have never signed treaties with Canada or given up our rights and title to these lands. Canada is violating Anuk Nu'at'en (Wet'suwet'en law), it's own colonial laws, and UNDRIP. The violent separation of our people and our lands is no different today than it was 150 years ago.

We fear for our neighbours at Unist'ot'en Camp who now face a similar prospect of state violence.

Today there are international solidarity actions with the Wet'suwet'en. Attend one near you: www.facebook.com/events/2225649537692362/

For ways to support: www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=225163691762758&id=212798726332588

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Have we turned into a Nation of thugs. If not for the snow on the ground this could have been a scene from South Africa during apartheid. When the Federal government used the Police and the Army to forcefully and shamefully attack the Indigenous First Nations. Stealing their land and resources at the request of GREEDY CORPORATIONS THAT WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO MAKE MONEY AND POLLUTE OUR PLANET. THIS MUST STOP! WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT OUR SHARED ENVIRONMENT!!!

The Feds were expecting the people of Canada to be in uproar over this........

praying for peace

Who are their media advisors? What a waste. Had they treated the soldiers with respect, compassion, food, coffee and not so blatantly intellectually cowardly bullied the front line staff like some idiot at a retail store and had a FOCUSED ATTACK at the real problem, the real enemy, the real tipping point of government and Justin, they would have had far more support, more media, more viral. What an honest cause what a foolish media response.

TERRORIST attack on the peaceful Wet'suwet'en PROTECTORS of their OWN land! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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State plans to consider orcas when setting 2019 fishing seasons

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OLYMPIA — The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted last week in support of fishery managers’ plans to consider the dietary needs of endangered orcas when they set this year’s
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Treaty Tribes Released 41 Million Salmon In 2018 - Northwest Treaty Tribes

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Treaty tribes in western Washington released more than 41 million hatchery salmon in 2018. Of the 41 million salmon released, 13.1 million were chinook. Significant numbers of chum (19 million) and coho (8 million) also were released, in addition to almost 660,000 steelhead and 836,000 sockeye. Some...
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A good thing or a bad thing?

I know it’s important to keep track and document success/failures but I wonder what a coded wire in an Orca’s belly will do to the orca. Esp if the number is in the hundred/ thousands...

These are not farmed salmon..

But will they be caught by fishermen?

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Why don't we do this in Canada?

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New photos show fire aboard Halifax-bound ship in middle of Atlantic

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The Philippine honorary vice-consul has confirmed 17 Filipino crew members were taken off the Halifax-bound container ship and are safely back in their home country.
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