Biologist pleads guilty to feeding killer whales

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California marine biologist has pleaded guilty to illegally feeding killer whales in the wild, federal prosecutors said.

Nancy Black pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in San Jose to one count of violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The law protects marine animals by prohibiting the feeding of mammals in the wild, prosecutors said.

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