Researchers predict there will be less than two dozen orcas left within a century. There are 74 Southern Resident orcas alive right now.
SEATTLE — A new scientific study published this week said there are “warning signs” indicating that the Southern Resident orcas extinction risk is accelerating rapidly.
The study, which was published Tuesday in “Nature,” found that the Southern Resident population has been declining by about one whale per year. There are 74 Southern Resident orcas alive right now, but researchers predict less than two dozen will be left within a century.
Rob Williams, chief scientist and co-founder of Ocean’s Initiative, said the
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