Big Mama, the beloved humpback whale, is back in the Salish Sea after her annual migration to the waters around Hawai’i. Big Mama was seen between Moresby Island and Stuart Island by Maya’s Legacy on May 4, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Association. Humpback whales disappeared from the Salish Sea by the early 1900s after they were targeted by commercial whalers, which was then banned in 1966. Sightings of humpback whales were sporadic for…
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