I've been following Ken's career for years, and it's great to see him getting some national coverage! Ken works 24/7 to protect orcas and the broader ecosystems that we all ultimately depend on
I moved to the Seattle area in the late 80s and have sailed among these beloved orcas many times. Thank you so much for covering Kevin and The Center for Whale Research-and the efforts to save the J, K, and L pods.
Ken Balcomb - a monumental hero in our PNW. Thank you, sir, for your and your organization's hard work and dedication. To see orcas in the wild, in their home waters, is spectacular. And I gladly donate to the Center for Whale Research. I remember the awful sight of the first captured orca being transported to Seattle via Deception Pass in a huge capture net, towed by a tug, as a child. Ted Griffin was Not a hero in my books. Great focus story - thank you!
Thank God!! A human Angel has recognized the decline in Orca’s and has the guts to save these precious mammals…. Bless the heart of another to help this kind sir make his goal happen… Anything man made that interferes with the cycle of life will end in tragic death’s of ocean life in one form or another😢
We all have to play our part. The Columbia River lost almost all it's salmon because of the more than 20 dams there. The Dalles dam took out the 2nd largest waterfall in the US, where 6 tribes gathered yearly for "Big Times" and catching and drying huge salmon. Boys made their own dipnets and caught huge salmon in them from rickey wooden platforms. That was their coming of age ceremony. JPod is suffering from the loss of salmon as that is all they eat. They will die out unless something is done soon. We don't need to spend$7B on the Pentagon when we can save the salmon & the people who need them as well as the orcas on who' lives they depend. We need more like Ken and Jane Goodall.
Hello Jenny How are you doing right now? I'm really much impressed about your personalities. I also admire your good sense of humor on here. I don't normally write in the comment section, but I think you deserve this complement....I'll like to be your friend if you don't mind
I'm 65 and worked on puget sound and the straight of Juan de fuca on tugboats for 35 years and have seen first hand how well restoration of habitat works. The difference in the water purity is unreal. In tacomas harbor areas where no marine life existed and you couldn't see 2 feet below the surface are now crystal clear and marine life thrives. Nature is much more tenacious then most people realize. Stop polluting and leave wild life be and natural habitat will recover In no time. There are now dolphins in puget sound which had disappeared in the 1920s.
Sad !! What an impact Humans do to the Earth !!But thank God we have we have people like people like Sir Malcolm to balance us out!! and thanks to the donors who paid the center off God Bless !!May we share the Earth !!! And keep her Healthy!! For what a gift she is!!
Hello Mary How are you doing right now? I'm really much impressed about your personalities. I also admire your good sense of humor on here. I don't normally write in the comment section, but I think you deserve this complement....I'll like to be your friend if you don't mind
The reporting makes it sound like Mr. Balcom was the sole source for the work to restore habitat and protect natural resources. I don’t discount his work photographing the Resident Orcas which has helped to identify whales individually and transient orcas. The work to remove and restore the Elwha River began in the 70’s with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, their chairperson and the NW Regional BIA Director Stanley Speaks who had a conversation about removing the dams on the Elwha. Dam removal studies began in 1992 with the passing of the Elwha River Ecosystem and Restoration Act passed by Congress to study dam removal. The Tribe worked to bring the partners on board, worked to write the legislation which passed in one year. They then followed up with funding to study dam removal, which then lead to removal of both dams and then an EIS on impcts of dam removal. It was Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe that pushes forward this project until The National Park Service/ Olympic National Park and NOAA were delegated to find dam removal out of these two federal budgets. Dam removal took many partnerships and many people working to make dam removal happen. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe continues to be the lead on habitat restoration on the Elwha, but they also partner with state and federal entities to expand and assist each other. The salmon coming back to the Elwha is not because of one man’s effort to photograph Resident Orcas. Next time CBS give credit where credit is due!
My understanding is that none of the native American tribes has a written language. How did they document the existence of orcas for thousands of years without a written language? Did they document that by drawing? If they did, I would really like to see those pictures.
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I've been following Ken's career for years, and it's great to see him getting some national coverage! Ken works 24/7 to protect orcas and the broader ecosystems that we all ultimately depend on
I moved to the Seattle area in the late 80s and have sailed among these beloved orcas many times. Thank you so much for covering Kevin and The Center for Whale Research-and the efforts to save the J, K, and L pods.
Ken Balcomb - a monumental hero in our PNW. Thank you, sir, for your and your organization's hard work and dedication. To see orcas in the wild, in their home waters, is spectacular. And I gladly donate to the Center for Whale Research. I remember the awful sight of the first captured orca being transported to Seattle via Deception Pass in a huge capture net, towed by a tug, as a child. Ted Griffin was Not a hero in my books. Great focus story - thank you!
Thank you for bringing awareness of what’s going on with our wild orca populations
God bless you sir for your life long commitment to saving such a great animal.
Please never quit - Their very existence depends on heroes like you.
Thank God!! A human Angel has recognized the decline in Orca’s and has the guts to save these precious mammals…. Bless the heart of another to help this kind sir make his goal happen…
Anything man made that interferes with the cycle of life will end in tragic death’s of ocean life in one form or another😢
Thank you this researcher and the donor❣
Great work, Michelle Miller! Hopefully, there is a succession plan to guide this project, when he is unable to continue this important recovery.
Rest in peace, Ken. A hero.
What a great man.
Sitting here with tears in my eyes... the health of the salmon are critical. So glad he was lent the money and that someone paid it off.
May God bless you sir 🙏🏼 what a beautiful story 🥰
Just donated to this cause! Hope more do!
We all have to play our part. The Columbia River lost almost all it's salmon because of the more than 20 dams there. The Dalles dam took out the 2nd largest waterfall in the US, where 6
tribes gathered yearly for "Big Times" and catching and drying huge salmon. Boys made their own dipnets and caught huge salmon in them from rickey wooden platforms. That was their
coming of age ceremony. JPod is suffering from the loss of salmon as that is all they eat. They will die out unless something is done soon. We don't need to spend$7B on the Pentagon
when we can save the salmon & the people who need them as well as the orcas on who' lives they depend. We need more like Ken and Jane Goodall.
He deserves a Nobel Prize
A true hero
Hello Jenny
How are you doing right now?
I'm really much impressed about your personalities. I also admire your good sense of humor on here. I don't normally write in the comment section, but I think you deserve this complement....I'll like to be your friend if you don't mind
I'm 65 and worked on puget sound and the straight of Juan de fuca on tugboats for 35 years and have seen first hand how well restoration of habitat works. The difference in the water purity is unreal. In tacomas harbor areas where no marine life existed and you couldn't see 2 feet below the surface are now crystal clear and marine life thrives. Nature is much more tenacious then most people realize. Stop polluting and leave wild life be and natural habitat will recover In no time. There are now dolphins in puget sound which had disappeared in the 1920s.
this man loves nature
Sad !! What an impact Humans do to the Earth !!But thank God we have we have people like people like Sir Malcolm to balance us out!! and thanks to the donors who paid the center off God Bless !!May we share the Earth !!! And keep her Healthy!! For what a gift she is!!
Ahhh some good news about good people.Refreshing.Great Story!!
He is a wonderful soul...reminds me if my grandfather... this is how we all should be as humans!!
God bless you Val.
There may be hope for salmon and the whales!
Hello Mary
How are you doing right now?
I'm really much impressed about your personalities. I also admire your good sense of humor on here. I don't normally write in the comment section, but I think you deserve this complement....I'll like to be your friend if you don't mind
Thankyou!❤❤❤❤❤❤
He did so much for the Southern Residents.
God bless you sir. And also to the private donor.
Wonderful 🐳
Rest in peace Ken. ❣
Maybe the animals will just take over once we're gone. Bloody nuisance humans are.
That is one great, great man! 👍🏼
Thank you for this. What a beautiful sight!! The salmon coming back is awesome. THIS is important! Money doesn’t matter…. this matters.
Please send this video around the globe to celebrate the life of Ken Balcomb. He passed away yesterday.
The reporting makes it sound like Mr. Balcom was the sole source for the work to restore habitat and protect natural resources. I don’t discount his work photographing the Resident Orcas which has helped to identify whales individually and transient orcas. The work to remove and restore the Elwha River began in the 70’s with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, their chairperson and the NW Regional BIA Director Stanley Speaks who had a conversation about removing the dams on the Elwha. Dam removal studies began in 1992 with the passing of the Elwha River Ecosystem and Restoration Act passed by Congress to study dam removal. The Tribe worked to bring the partners on board, worked to write the legislation which passed in one year. They then followed up with funding to study dam removal, which then lead to removal of both dams and then an EIS on impcts of dam removal. It was Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe that pushes forward this project until The National Park Service/ Olympic National Park and NOAA were delegated to find dam removal out of these two federal budgets. Dam removal took many partnerships and many people working to make dam removal happen. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe continues to be the lead on habitat restoration on the Elwha, but they also partner with state and federal entities to expand and assist each other. The salmon coming back to the Elwha is not because of one man’s effort to photograph Resident Orcas. Next time CBS give credit where credit is due!
Hero!
I love this guy!
the water in the river may soon be too hot for salmon
My understanding is that none of the native American tribes has a written language. How did they document the existence of orcas for thousands of years without a written language? Did they document that by drawing? If they did, I would really like to see those pictures.
MAJESTIC ANIMALS....... AND HUMANS GARBICHES!!!!!!!!
Can we not populate the river with salmon to make process go faster
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their beautiful and need to h left alone!
Crying
HEX ORCA on youtube is pretty cool