A new state law is now in effect that provides a 1,000 yard vessel buffer around endangered southern resident orcas in ...

The southern resident killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has now lost another calf in what the Center for Whale Research called “devastating” news.

"I think it's fair to say from a scientific perspective, if they have the same hardwiring, they're going to have the same emotions (as humans)." ...

Tahlequah previously carried another dead newborn for 17 days in 2018. Here's what she's taught us about how orcas deal with ...

During a press briefing this week, scientists in the U.S. said they do not expect to be able to pinpoint the calf’s cause of ...

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is ...

Two newborn calves joined the Northwest's endangered orcas in December. By New Year’s Eve, one of them was dead and being ...

Charles Dolan, Billionaire TV Pioneer Who Founded HBO, AMC and Cablevision, Dies at 98: 'His Legacy Will Live on' Scientists ...

There were sharks eating sharks, snakes eating snakes, and ants chopping each other's legs off. Here is a roundup of some of the best animal news stories from 2024. There's been a lot going on in ...

The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research ...

State police are searching for a 41-year-old man they say strangled his pregnant partner. Dusty O'Brien is wanted for ...

A young female orca calf recently spotted by the CWR has now been confirmed to be the offspring of a whale who carried her ...