The documentary tells the story of the last southern resident killer whale held in captivity, and the efforts of two Lummi women to bring the orca home to a net pen sanctuary.

The loss of Tahlequah’s new calf (“ Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies ,” Dec. 31, Climate Lab) and her all-too-familiar grief ...

but also numerous salmon and steelhead runs that have nourished Salish Sea orcas for millennia. These facts about the Snake, the salmon, and the orcas do not really constitute news; this ...

“If we had animal trading cards for Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, they would be Southern Resident killer whales,” Gaydos said. So beloved, yet endangered, with fewer than 75 orcas at last coun ...

The federal measures put in place to protect the endangered orcas since the last ministerial assessment in 2018 have proven ...

Backbone Campaign interpreted Tahlequah’s heroic journey in 2018 as a call to action. It turned its energy, creative tools ...

The legal action comes after Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault determined the waning population of southern resident killer whales faces imminent threat ...

For a second time, the world watched as Tahlequah, an endangered southern resident killer whale, struggled to keep her dead newborn calf afloat in the Salish Sea. But with Ottawa failing to take ...