For more than five decades, southern resident killer whales have steered clear of Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, avoiding ...

In recent years, a peculiar phenomenon has captured the attention of marine biologists and boat enthusiasts alike. Orcas, also known as killer whales, have ...

Whether out of forgiveness, fading memory or just simple animal behavior, the Southern Resident orcas’ L pod — one of three ...

An endangered orca vanished from a dwindling whale pod off the Washington coast, a conservation group said. The missing ...

Southern Resident killer whales visited the southern waters of the Salish Sea over the last two weeks, swimming by Vashon and ...

Members of the J Pod were spotted Tuesday afternoon off Blake Island as we learn that a member of the K Pod has likely died.

On August 8, 1970, Penn Cove saw a large-scale attempt to round up orcas and take them into captivity to be displayed in marine parks. Over 80 orcas were herded into the area using speed boats and ...

The islands and inlets of Campbell River, on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, can provide plenty of exhilarating wilderness experiences — if you know where to look.

In the first episode of Asia, David Attenborough's new series, viewers were unamused by the reappearance of orcas.

Krill fishing vessels operating in the Southern Ocean have hauled in two dead humpback whales, as well as an injured whale, in separate incidents this year. The details were revealed in a report ...

They are also more social and exhibit behaviours such as breaching and tail slapping. In contrast, during the summer months (December to February), whales are more likely ... when feeding is less of a ...

There are only about 370 North Atlantic right whales left. Of those, an alarmingly small number are mothers. Squilla is one of them. A few years ago, she gave birth to a female who one day might ...