The department is accepting written comment from Nov. 3 until Feb. 3 on the proposed listing and the draft species status report which prompted the listing proposal. The draft status report, which can be viewed at http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/wlm/diversty/soc/status/orca/index.htm on the WDFW website, details possible factors in the decline of the southern resident orca population that inhabits Washington waters.
