Washington Governor Has $1.1 Billion Plan to Save Endangered Killer Whales
An endangered female orca leaps from the water while breaching in Puget Sound on Jan. 18, 2014. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing $1.1 billion in spending and a partial whale-watching ban to help support the recovery of Puget Sound's critically endangered orcas. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) At a Glance In September, only 74 southern resident killer whales remained.A big part of the governor's plan is restoring the population of chinook salmon, the orcas' main food.Other ideas include a ban on...