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‘Save Willy Act’ introduced in California to help save whales in Bay Area

Popular Science·Margherita Bassi·29 days ago
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A humpback whale breaches in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay on June 4, 2019 in Alameda, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In a move that will certainly tug on the heartstrings of anyone that grew up in the 90s, Representative Sam Liccardo (D-Ca.)and other co-sponsors have introduced the Save Willy Act, aiming to protect the whales that enter the San Francisco Bay. The bill’s appropriate name is inspired by the 1993 drama Free Willy, in which an orphan boy befriends and ultimately saves a captive orca .  “With at least eight whale deaths already recorded this year in the San Francisco Bay Area, we welcome the attention this bill brings to protecting whales in coastal waters,” Kathi George, Director of Cetacean Conservation Biology at The Marine Mammal Center, said in a statement . If passed, the Save Willy Act would create a “Whale Desk” in the U.S.…

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