To improve understanding of the health of Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs; Orcinus orca) and contribute information to support recovery of this endangered population, a workshop was convened to discuss development of innovative methods for remotely assessing the health status of, and for remotely diagnosing and treating, individual animals. In addition to being able to promote recovery by improving health outcomes for individual animals, the collection of diverse data on the health of SRKWs may allow for improved detection of how interactive stressors are affecting population recovery.
Gaydos et al. (Sat,) studied this question.