Under a new law, Washington boaters must stay 1,000 yards away from southern resident killer whales (SRKW) at all times. The law went into effect on Jan. 1, the same day that many islanders spotted J ...

In 2018, researchers observed J35 pushing her dead calf along for 17 days, propping it up for more than 1,000 miles (1,600 ...

The southern resident orca population marked the turn of the year with both heartbreak and hope: the death of a newborn calf ...

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...

Tahlequah, an orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles in 2018, lost another calf recently and ...

Orca researchers hope the Southern Resident population can grow to 80 to 90 whales in the next 50 years, which experts say will help them breathe a sigh of relief.

A new law went into effect Jan. 1 that extends the buffer zone around endangered Southern Resident killer whales, punishable ...

The calf adds to the stressors facing the southern resident orcas, especially Tahlequah, a mother already caring for other ...

the team heard from Indigenous groups from northern communities who expressed concerns about killer whales moving in and hunting food that was "crucial" to their communities. "That's what makes it ...