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Ashley Ahearn

Animals
3:07 pm
Mon January 21, 2013

To Catch A Marten: Seeking Clues In Olympic National Forest

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Credit U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A group of volunteers is helping biologists see whether there are any martens left in the Olympic National Forest in Washington state.
Credit Courtesy of Michael Murray
Volunteers with Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation set up motion-activated cameras in remote parts of Olympic National Forest in search of the American Marten.
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Originally published on Tue January 22, 2013 8:01 am

It's about 25 degrees on a clear Saturday morning when Gregg Treinish — executive director of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation, a nonprofit that puts volunteers to work gathering data for scientists around the world — gathers a small group of outdoor adventurers around him near the Duckabush River in the Olympic National Forest in Washington state.

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Animals
4:24 pm
Wed May 16, 2012

What Killed Orca Victoria? Some Point To Naval Tests

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Credit Center for Whale Research
Orca L112, also known as Victoria, was 3 years old when she washed up on the Washington coast. An investigation into her death has been inconclusive.
Credit Cascadia Research / AP
Victoria's body had suffered blunt trauma and bruising. An investigative team says the whale was healthy when she died.
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Originally published on Wed May 16, 2012 6:34 pm

Few people know the orcas of Puget Sound as well as Ken Balcomb.

A researcher with the Center for Whale Research on Washington state's San Juan Island, Balcomb has been studying the whales for more than 30 years.

It takes Balcomb only a few seconds of listening to the squeaks and whistles of underwater whale recordings to recognize the different pods of orcas.

In one recording, Balcomb identifies the group known as the L Pod — the family many people in the area are talking about right now.

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