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Sea otter pup Monterey Harbor, CA

#sea otter #fur #baby #pup #monterey bay #harbor #grooming #seaweed #learning #summer #whiskers #enhydra lutris

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Pupping season

#pups #harbor seals #pinnipeds #babies #monterey #photography #marine mammals #birth #spring #mother and pups

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Flight

#boobie #kauai #seabird #flight #hawaii #lighthouse #summer #blue #feathers

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Beached gray whale

#gray whale #cetacean #beached #baleen #stranded #northern california #adult #migration

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Beached baby humpback whale

Monterey Bay-Sunset Beach 

#humpback whale #baby #beached #pec fin #decop #monterey baby #baleen #sad to see #small #marine mammal #whale #necropsy #UCSC #life #winter

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Elephant seal pups

#elephant seals #pups #weaners #weaner pod #san simeon #california #winter #molting #snot #wrinkles #babies #seals #marine mammals #fat #beach #sunning #phocids

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Peregrine Falcon Conservation 

#UCSC #class #peregrine falcon #falcon #conservation #raptor #predator #flight #falconry #feathers #santa cruz #predatory bird group #recovery #wings

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Surfing sea lions. 

#sea lions #california #surf #surfing #king tides #carmel beach #swim #marine mammals #wildlife photography #ocean #pacific

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Sand dollar 

#sand dollar #ocean #beach #big basin #california #shell #norcal #santa cruz #adventures #photography

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How You Can Help The Endangered Southern Resident Orcas

Avoid eating salmon, especially farmed salmon; farmed salmon is extremely detrimental to the environment.

Support legislation that is in the whales’ favor, such as the removal of dams.

Reduce water usage and be more mindful of how you use water!

Use natural cleaning products that do not contain harmful chemicals; these chemicals are often washed out to sea and can hurt marine life.

Do not use pesticides and chemical fertilizers in your yard! These, like cleaning products, can end up in the ocean.

Donate to organizations that are dedicated to helping the southern residents, such as The Whale Museum, the Center for Whale Research, and Orca Network.

Adopt a southern resident orca!

Become a member of the Center for Whale Research!

Let people know about the plight of these special orcas.

There are only 77 of these magnificent animals left. If we don’t act soon, it will be too late and they will be lost forever. 

Photo by NOAA

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So sad to hear that J32 Rhapsody was found dead today in the Georgia Strait. I was lucky to see J pod many times on my trip up to the San Juan Islands in June. It breaks my heart that these amazing animals that I love so much are struggling. Hopefully her necropsy will help us better understand what is hurting the Southern Residents. 

#orca #killer whale #j32 #rhapsody #Southern Resident Killer Whale #j pod

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Long-beaked Common Dolphins

#common dolphins #monterey bay #whale watching #cetacean #pod #dolphins #long-beaked #dorsal fin #swim #marine mammal #playful #feeding

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Sailing on the bay. 

#sailing #santa cruz #monterey bay #santa cruz harbor #boardwalk #sunset #sails #ocean #wind #boats

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Showing how much I miss the southern resident killer whales.

#orca #killer whale #pumpkin #pumpkin carving #Halloween #southern resident killer whale #missing the whales

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Missing the ocean. 

#lunge feeding #ocean #whales #humpback whales #feeding #monterey bay #whale watching #marine mammals #sea birds #baleen #surface feeding #boat #mammal #moss landing #photography #nature

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Identification. June 2014. 

#saddle patch #orca #dorsal fin #killer whale #dolphins #mammals #marine mammals #whale watching #science #san juan island #washington #photography #nature photography #ocean #southern resident killer whales #endangered

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Feeding never ends. 

#humpback whales #whales #baleen #cetacean #birds #blow #summer #great whales #whale watching #ocean #feeding #monterey bay #photography #nature