Extinction Is Not An Option! Washington State’s Efforts To Recover Salmon

As their primary food, Chinook salmon are vital to our beloved, endangered Southern Resident killer whales. By restoring salmon populations, we can help to save these orcas. On this episode, Tara Galuska, Orca Recovery Coordinator at WA State Recreation and Conservation Office, gives an update on what efforts the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office have undertaken to help increase local salmon populations; the status and progress of these efforts; and how they fit in with recommendations made by Governor Jay Inslee’s Southern Resident Killer Whale Task Force for orca recovery. While much hard work still lies ahead, we can take hope with the successes that have already been made.