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All Posts Tagged With: "orcas"

A Mystery in Alaska: Interview: Ecologist Andrew Trites

NATURE spoke with Trites about the complexities of Alaska's offshore ecosystems. A number of complex factors are likely to blame for the decline in Alaska's Steller's sea lions, he says.

Nov 23rd, 2010 | 1 comment

A Mystery in Alaska: Video: Killer Whales Attacking Sea Lions

Frustrated fishermen captured video of killer whales thrashing at sea lions in a harbor. Are fisheries being wrongly blamed?

Nov 23rd, 2010 | 8 comments

Killers in Eden: Introduction

(Airs Sunday, June 14) Killers in Eden examines a remarkable and mysterious partnership between killer whales and whalers.

May 26th, 2009 | 27 comments

The Dolphin Defender: The Effects of PCBs

Chemical pollution, including pollution from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), has been linked to health and reproductive problems in dolphins and orcas.

Jun 12th, 2008 | 7 comments

Killers in Eden: Expert Hunters

Whether you call them "whale killers" or "fish tigers" seafarers have long been awed by the hunting prowess of the large black-and-white dolphins known as orcas.

May 25th, 2008 | 7 comments

Killers in Eden: Face to Face with a Killer Whale

Writer Danielle Clode scoured scientific literature, trying to see if it could really be true that wild orcas would actually cooperate with human whalers.

May 25th, 2008 | 4 comments

Killers in Eden: Australia’s Whaling Industry

The growth of whaling in Eden was part of a national trend. In fact, commercial whaling was one of Australia's earliest and most lucrative industries.

May 25th, 2008 | 2 comments

Killers in Eden: Download Orca Wallpaper

Download orca wallpaper for your desktop.

May 25th, 2008 | 4 comments

Killers in Eden: Additional Web and Print Resources

Find more information about killer whales.

May 25th, 2008 | 1 comment

Killers in Eden: Production Credits

View the production credits for NATURE's "Killers in Eden."

May 25th, 2008 | 0 comments
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