SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 16 -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following press release:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seekingdata andpubliccommentson a petitionto listSouthern Resident Killer Whaleunder the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).
Southern Resident Killer Whale(Orcinus orca)isa distinct population segment ofkiller whalefoundalong thePacific Coast between Southeast Alaska and Point Sur, California.Southern Resident Killer Whalesprimarilyeat fish-mostlyChinook salmon-unliketheir more commonmammal-eatingcousins theTransient (also called Biggs) Killer Whale.There are threepods, or social groups, of Southern Resident Killer Whale - the J, K, and L pods.While all three pods ...