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Endangered orcas may be protected in offshore areas

The Columbian
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A federal agency is weighing whether to protect endangered orcas in the waters off the West Coast.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries said Thursday it would consider a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity seeking to expand the critical habitat for southern resident killer whales.

NOAA has already designated inland waters of Washington as critical to orca conservation, but the group’s petition says offshore areas from Cape Flattery to Point Reyes, Calif., should now be added as critical habitat. Such a designation would require federal officials to limit activities that harm the whales.

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