Starving orcas and the fate of Alaska’s disappearing king salmon
With fish populations at historic lows, scientists, chefs and others ask whether we should be eating them, and what it means for the future of...
Orcas
Full coverage of issues pertaining to the orcas, or killer whales, that visit Puget Sound, the Salish Sea and other areas near Seattle, Washington state and the Pacific Northwest.
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Are Europe’s orcas out to get us? What to know about recent attacks
Orcas have been recorded hitting the rudders of boats and attacking vessels off Spain, Portugal and France. Researchers believe the whales may be playing.
Roger Payne, who found out that whales could sing, dies at 88
Roger Payne, the scientist who spurred a worldwide environmental conservation movement with his discovery that whales could sing, has died.
In unusual orca sighting, tour spots at least 20 killer whales off San Francisco WATCH
Roughly two dozen killer whales were spotted last month off the coast of San Francisco in an uncommonly large grouping of orcas for Northern California.
2 dozen killer whales spotted celebrating a hunt off San Francisco coast
Tourists on a whale-watch trip from San Francisco got a treat one day last month, seeing a large and active group of killer whales.
Lolita the orca may return to Puget Sound, park says, but timeline uncertain
Caregivers at a South Florida ocean park are taking steps to prepare an orca whale named Lolita for a possible return to her home waters...
Southern resident orcas are too inbred; will the population survive? WATCH
New research has found southern residents are, on average, more inbred than other orca populations of the North Pacific. It's affecting their survival rates.
Kiska, last captive orca in Canada, has died at Marineland
A killer whale at Marineland and the last captive orca in Canada, who swam alone in her tank for more than a decade, has died.