Breathing new life into killer whale conservation 🐋 Southern Resident killer whales are critically endangered. To help protect them, researchers from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, alongside partners from SeaDoc Society and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are pioneering a new approach: collecting their breath. Using drones, scientists safely fly through a whale’s misted exhale, capturing droplets that reveal hormones, disease markers, and DNA. These tiny samples hold e