Aloha Llama Friday!
National Llama Day is claimed to have been first celebrated in 1932, after it was recognized how important the llama was in Canada, following a drought in the province of Manitoba, where many livestock died, especially sheep. Maybe that's not entirely true but for those who may confuse the Dalai Lama with the llama: the llama is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era. Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is soft and contains only a small amount of lanolin. Llamas can learn simple tasks after a few repetitions.
Southern
Resident Killer Whale Vessel Adaptive Management
Legislative Report
A new report released by the Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW) recommends that the Legislature increase the
vessel buffer for recreational boaters, commercial whale
watching operators, and guided paddle tours around Southern
Resident killer whales to 1,000 yards to further support orca
recovery.
Rules
set to cut carbon emissions by 20% over next 12 years in
Washington state
The Washington State Department of Ecology has finished
writing the rules for the Clean Fuel Standard, a program that
requires a 20% reduction in 2017 transportation emissions over
12 years.
If
There Is a ‘Male Malaise’ With Work, Could One Answer Be
at Sea?
As concerns about labor force participation among American men
mount, maritime transportation firms are desperate for new
mariners.
Clamshells
Face the Acid Test
As acidification threatens shellfish along North America’s
Pacific Coast, Indigenous sea gardens offer solutions.
Port
Townsend recognizes legal rights of southern resident
orcas
A growing legal movement seeks to recognize the rights of
nature. Activists in the Northwest are celebrating a first
here: the city of Port Townsend, Washington, this week
recognized the inherent rights of southern resident orcas.
Bering
Sea crab collapse spurs push for stronger conservation
measures
...[The] North Pacific Fishery Management Council this week
will consider what protective measures should go into a plan
to help rebuild snow crab populations, and a request to
exclude more fleets this winter from a swath of the Bering Sea
— known as the “savings zone” — where king crab mate.
Murder
kittens: outdoor cats take heavy toll on wildlife
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed
the domesticated cat as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive
species. Biologists have estimated that free-roaming cats kill
1 billion to 4 billion birds and 6 billion to 22 billion small
mammals a year in the contiguous United States, more than any
other cause of mortality.
Puget Sound wastewater plants may need billions to meet state mandates
An effort to protect Puget Sound's marine life has ignited a debate over
a new environmental mandate that wastewater treatment plants say will
cost billions and lacks clear science to back it up. The Washington
State Department of Ecology issued a permit, effective in January 2022,
that requires municipal wastewater treatment plants that discharge into
the Sound — there are 58 of them — to reduce the amount of certain
nutrients in their discharge.
West Coast commercial Dungeness crab season delayed again
The West Coast commercial fishing season for Dungeness crab is being
delayed through the rest of the month. That means holiday menus will be
planned without the popular Northwest seafood.
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