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Feds refuse protection order for southern resident orcas, rejecting ministers’ advice

Feds refuse protection order for southern resident orcas, rejecting ministers’ advice

OTTAWA — The federal government is rejecting the recommendations of two of its own ministers and refusing to issue an emergency order protecting southern resident killer whales from "imminent threats" to their survival. Instead, the Fisheries Department says "incremental measures will be pursued" to protect the salmon-eating whales that live in British Columbia waters. Thursday's […]

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