Lawsuit Launched Over Stalled Habitat Protection for Endangered West Coast Orcas
For Immediate Release, December 16, 2020 Contact: Lawsuit Launched Over Stalled Habitat Protection for Endangered West Coast Orcas Final Rule Designating 15,000 Square Miles of Critical Habitat Overdue SEATTLE— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue the federal government today for its failure to finalize expanded habitat protections for critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales, whose population has dipped to just 74 orcas. The National Marine Fisheries Service proposed designating 15,627 square miles of new critical habitat...
Source: biologicaldiversity.org