Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

Center for Whale Research Washington state boaters now need to stay 1,000 yards away from any Southern Resident killer whales, after new rules went into effect at the start of the year.

The law aims to protect southern resident orcas from noise caused by boat traffic, which could affect their likelihood of ...

An endangered whale was spotted off Washington carrying her calf’s deceased ... and sending a powerful signal about the state of the Salish Sea,” Cantrell told McClatchy News.

The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the body of the deceased female calf since Wednesday, the Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said in a Facebook post.

Most of the entanglements, 23, were documented in California, while five were in Washington and four were in Oregon. Two were also recorded in Canada and Mexico — though these whales were ...

These whales rely on echolocation to hunt and ... The new rules, which were passed by the Washington State Legislature in 2023, are intended to reduce boat noise to allow the orcas to forage ...

Applications for the program are open through Feb. 17 and the winners of the grants will be announced in March.

The original pod observed playing with salmon in the late 1980s was located off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state, an area home to the southern resident killer whales. These orcas ...