On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died. Just a week earlier, researchers had proudly announced this new member of J pod, delivered by J35, Tahlequah.
An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her new calf, in another sign of ...
Orca researchers hope the Southern Resident population can grow to 80 to 90 whales in the next 50 years, which experts say will help them breathe a sigh of relief.
The calf adds to the stressors facing the southern resident orcas, especially Tahlequah, a mother already caring for other ...
Expanded rules will require boaters to stay at least 1,000 yards away from Southern Resident orcas starting January 1.
Washington State Legislature passes new regulations to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales by expanding ...
This is the breathtaking moment a pod of killer whales was spotted in Newport Beach, California. Staff on a boat operated by Davey's Locker Whale Watching first sighted the orcas around 9 am on ...
Footage shows the mysterious killer whales patrolling a submarine canyon off Monterey, Ca. “There were fins everywhere we ...
Did you know orcas once turned salmon into quirky headwear in the 1980s? This "fad" disappeared by the turn of the decade, ...