A new orca calf was seen swimming with Southern Resident orcas, delighting Puget Sound residents and killer whale researchers alike. A field biologist spotted the calf while traveling with the J Pod ...

SEATTLE — A baby orca just a few days old was spotted in the Puget Sound on Tuesday. The Center for Whale Research (CWR) said it received reports and photos from killer whaleresearchers Maya and Mark ...

The whale exibited what researchers call mourning behavior after the loss of her second calf since 2018. She carried that first dead calf for 17 days. A female killer whale was observed last week ...

"The sooner that we know about it, the greater chance of survival these animals will have." Experts sound alarm after capturing video of mother whale and calf in dangerous predicament: 'Heartbreaking' ...

On March 20, an orca calf was spotted in the Puget Sound. That alone is cause for excitement, but this calf has an interesting story: The calf is related to a killer whale that was captured by ...

TACOMA, Wash. - J-Pod, a group of Southern Resident killer whales, was recently spotted in Puget Sound for seven consecutive days, marking a period of unusual activity and hopeful signs for the ...

Whale researchers in the Pacific Northwest reported a day of extreme highs and lows on the last day of 2024. On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died.

For the Climate Forward live event, we gathered recordings of a melting glacier, the Amazon jungle and the underwater Arctic, ...

Fans of the Northwest’s endangered orcas have been on an emotional rollercoaster. Two newborn calves were seen swimming with the region’s southern resident orcas in late December, a welcome boost to ...