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Book Puget Sound Whales for Sale

Download or read book Puget Sound Whales for Sale written by Sandra Pollard and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the history of the commercial capturing of orcas in Washington’s Puget Sound, the whales taken, and the efforts to save them. In November, 2005, Washington’s iconic killer whales, known as Southern Resident orcas, were placed on the endangered species list. It was a victory long overdue for a fragile population of fewer than one hundred whales. Author and certified marine naturalist Sandra Pollard traces the story and destinies of the many Southern Resident orcas captured for commercial purposes in or near the Puget Sound between 1964 and 1976. During this time, these highly intelligent members of the dolphin family lost nearly one-third of their population. Drawing on original archive material, this important volume outlines the history of orca captivity while also recounting the harrowing struggle—and ultimate triumph—for the Puget Sound orcas’ freedom. “Making liberal use of interviews, correspondence and newspaper accounts, as well as less intensive use of legislative, governmental, and nonprofit records, Pollard constructs an easily digestible narrative for lay individuals curious about the hunting of Puget Sound’s Northern and Southern Resident killer whale groups between 1965 and 1976. Puget Sound Whales for Sale significantly succeeds the former (Blackfish) in breadth and depth.” —Pacific Northwest Quarterly

Book Killer Whales in Greater Puget Sound

Download or read book Killer Whales in Greater Puget Sound written by Kenneth C. Balcomb and published by . This book was released on 1981* with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Occurrence and Status of Three Resident Pods of Killer Whales in Greater Puget Sound

Download or read book The Occurrence and Status of Three Resident Pods of Killer Whales in Greater Puget Sound written by Kenneth C. Balcomb and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Puget Sound Orca in Captivity  A  The Fight To Bring Lolita Home

Download or read book Puget Sound Orca in Captivity A The Fight To Bring Lolita Home written by Sandra Pollard and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 8, 1970, the Southern Resident orcas of Puget Sound were herded into Penn Cove on Whidbey Island by explosives, spotter planes and speedboats in a coordinated effort to capture seven young whales. Between 1964 and 1976, dozens of these now-endangered orcas were torn from their home and sent to marine parks around the globe. Just over a decade later, all but one had died. This lone survivor is Tokitae, also known as Lolita, and she's spent most of her life performing at the Miami Seaquarium. For twenty years, the Orca Network has called for her release, and now the indigenous Lummi Nation, People of the Sea, have joined the fight. Author Sandra Pollard chronicles the extraordinary effort to bring Tokitae home.

Book Field Guide to the Orca Whales of Greater Puget Sound and Southern British Columbia

Download or read book Field Guide to the Orca Whales of Greater Puget Sound and Southern British Columbia written by Peter Sugerman and published by . This book was released on 1985-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Orca

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  • Author : Jason Michael Colby
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2018
  • ISBN : 0190673095
  • Pages : 409 pages

Download or read book Orca written by Jason Michael Colby and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and the author's own family history, this is the definitive story of how the feared and despised "killer" became the beloved "orca", and what that has meant for our relationship with the ocean and its creatures

Book Orca

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  • Author : Lynda Mapes
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021
  • ISBN : 9781680513264
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Orca written by Lynda Mapes and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history--and future--of one of the sea's greatest mammals

Book Of Orcas and Men

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  • Author : David Neiwert
  • Publisher : Abrams
  • Release : 2015-06-16
  • ISBN : 1468312294
  • Pages : 258 pages

Download or read book Of Orcas and Men written by David Neiwert and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journalist “convincingly spells out the threats to their survival, their misery in captivity, and what scientists can learn by studying them” (Kirkus). The orca—otherwise known as the killer whale—is one of earth’s most intelligent animals. Remarkably sophisticated, orcas have languages and cultures and even long-term memories, and their capacity for echolocation is nothing short of a sixth sense. They are also benign and gentle, which makes the story of the captive-orca industry—and the endangerment of their population in Puget Sound—that much more damning. In Of Orcas and Men, a marvelously compelling mix of cultural history, environmental reporting, and scientific research, David Neiwert explores an extraordinary species and its occasionally fraught relationship with human beings. Beginning with their role in myth and contemporary culture, Neiwert shows how killer whales came to capture our imaginations, and brings to life the often catastrophic environmental consequences of that appeal. In the tradition of Barry Lopez’s classic Of Wolves and Men, David Neiwert’s book is a triumph of reporting, observation, and research, and a powerful tribute to one of the animal kingdom’s most remarkable members. Praise for Of Orcas and Men “Human beings need to learn from and understand the cooperative nature of orca society. Everyone who is interested in both animal and human behavior should read this remarkable book.” —Temple Grandin, New York Times–bestselling author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human “Powerful and beautifully written.” —Jane Goodall “Humans and killer whales have a long and complicated history, one that David Neiwert describes forcefully and eloquently in this fascinating and highly readable book.” —David Kirby, New York Times–bestselling author of Death at SeaWorld “[A] breathtaking survey of orca science, folklore, and mystery.” —The Stranger

Book Orcas in Puget Sound

Download or read book Orcas in Puget Sound written by Birgit Kriete and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The U S  Whale Watching Industry of Greater Puget Sound

Download or read book The U S Whale Watching Industry of Greater Puget Sound written by Suzanne M. Russell and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book We are Puget Sound

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  • Author : David L. Workman
  • Publisher : Braided River
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 9781680512588
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book We are Puget Sound written by David L. Workman and published by Braided River. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puget Sound is a magnificent and intricate estuary, the very core of life in Western Washington. Yet it's also a place of broader significance: rivers rush from the Cascade and Olympic mountains and Canada's coastal ranges through varied watersheds to feed the Sound, which forms the southern portion of a complex, international ecosystem known as the Salish Sea. A rich, life-sustaining home shared by two countries, as well as 50-plus Native American Tribes and First Nations, the Salish Sea is also a huge economic engine, with outdoor recreation and commercial shellfish harvesting alone worth $10.2 billion. But this spectacular inland sea is suffering. Pollution and habitat loss, human population growth, ocean acidification, climate change, and toxins from wastewater and storm runoff present formidable challenges. We Are Puget Sound amplifies the voices and ideas behind saving Puget Sound, and it will help engage and inspire citizens around the region to join together to preserve its ecosystem and the livelihoods that depend on it.

Book Killer Whales

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  • Author : Sara Heimlich-Boran
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 76 pages

Download or read book Killer Whales written by Sara Heimlich-Boran and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Killer whales are supreme predators of the world's oceans. Once deemed bloodthirsty killers, these voracious creatures have been at the most dramatic reversals of public opinion in human history. This book explores the ecology and behaviour of killer whales and outlines what can be done to conserve one of the legends of the deep.

Book Killer Whale

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  • Author : Carol Inskipp
  • Publisher : Capstone Classroom
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9781403456915
  • Pages : 52 pages

Download or read book Killer Whale written by Carol Inskipp and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to killer whales and the reasons that their numbers have been declining.

Book Namu  Quest for the Killer Whale

Download or read book Namu Quest for the Killer Whale written by Ted Griffin and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Pod of Killer Whales

Download or read book A Pod of Killer Whales written by Vicki León and published by Silver Burdett Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: