According to experts, it's incredibly rare for the J pod to be seen south of the Puget Sound. As the co-founder of the ...
A new species of killer whale has been discovered off the southern coast of Chile. Researchers from San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography say the whales look distinctly different than orcas.
The latest survey of endangered southern resident killer whales confirms their plateau and gradual slide toward disappearance ...
A Southern Resident killer whale has been spotted clinging to her dead baby in the Salish Sea off northern Washington, a conservation group said. J-36, also known as Alki, was seen Sept. 12 in the ...
The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 8, the Center for Whale Research announced ...
Two orcas harpooned in front of a group of whale watchers puts a spotlight on St. Vincent's controversial whaling practice.
When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.One of the orcas, a juvenile female, “approached a camera I had in the water to ...
The Southern Resident killer whales are listed as an endangered population in 2005 under the Endangered Species Act, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fisheries.