Bobbing on the gray-green waters west of Washington state’s San Juan Island, Sle-lh’x elten Jeremiah Julius lifted a Chinook salmon from a 200-gallon blue plastic fish box. Lummi leaders have since begun feeding orcas ceremonially, while calling for a large-scale feeding effort that could include salmon stations scattered around Puget Sound. Photograph by Grant Hindsley/The GuardianThe proposal would mark an unprecedented step. Photograph by Grant Hindsley/The Guardian‘A desperate, last-ditch effort’The broader scientific community is split on the proposal. Photograph by Grant Hindsley/The Guardian“You can’t save these animals one whale at a time,” he said.

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2019 10:00 UTC