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Saturday, February 15, 2003

State provides more funding to support orca-recovery efforts

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES

Efforts to explain the decline of the local orca population got a boost Friday with the announcement that the 2003 federal budget includes $750,000 for killer whale research.

The money will go to the National Marine Fisheries Service, which is expected to create a recovery plan for the orca population.

Earlier this week, Gov. Gary Locke said the state would spend $100,000 to support orca-recovery efforts. Since 1996, the population of resident orcas has declined from 97 to 79. Recent births have raised the total to 82.

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