Current Use Pesticides that drain into Canadian tributaries: A potential threat to Whale habitats

• Main Author: Richards, Dr. Agnes
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Western CEDAR 2022
• Subjects: Fraser River; Lawrence River; Beluga; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; Orca; Orcinus orca
• Online Access: https://cedar.wwu.edu/ssec/2022ssec/allsessions/282; https://cedar.wwu.edu/context/ssec/article/3444/viewcontent/Salish_Sea_Richards_et_al_2022.pdf

Elevated contaminant concentrations in odontocete cetaceans within Canadian waters has been well documented. The Endangered transboundary Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW, Orcinus orca) and St Lawrence Estuary Beluga Whales (SLE beluga, Delphinapterus leucas) face significant threats from high...