Orca whales are some of the most contaminated marine mammals in the world.
found that 69 percent of pregnancies held by Southern Resident Orcas were unsuccessful, with 33 percent failing late into the pregnancy or immediately after birth.
Alava told Insider that because of limited access to orca whale organs, he doesn't believe him or the team he worked with will be able to do a necropsy study like this again any time soon. "It's definitely more than trace levels," Schultz said."So it is something that gets your attention, and maybe it's definitely something to continue to measure and keep track of."
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