Killer Whales: How the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Nearly Decimated This Pod (Part 2)

Craig Matkin has been studying the orcas of Alaska since before the Exxon Valdez spill. His research shows that a pod of killer whales with a unique language—and gene pool—has not been able to reproduce since the spill. Second segment of a three-part investigation.

Click here to read more: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160126-Exxon-Valdez-oil-spill-killer-whales-Chugach-transients/

WATCH: Looking for Killer Whales 26 Years After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luwUJna1CZ8

WATCH – Special Investigation: There’s Still Oil on This Beach 26 Years After the Exxon Valdez Spill (Part 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLdH33JmscM