Environmental Science Program Seminar - 11/16/2000 - Val Veirs

Orcas of the Salish Sea: Puget Sound in Peril

• Overview of the region, Puget Sound and the Straits of Georgia
• Orcas -- or are they Killer Whales?
• Southern Residents
• Population dynamics of Salish Sea Residents
• Stressors
• Prospects for the future