A new law went into effect Jan. 1 that extends the buffer zone around endangered Southern Resident killer whales, punishable ...
A French marine park on Sunday closed down definitively over a 2021 law banning shows featuring marine mammals, leaving ...
Tahlequah first garnered worldwide recognition in 2018 when the killer whale carried her dead calf on the back for 17 days.
Southern resident killer whales face continuing degradation of their habitat by noise, contaminants, and declining quality ...
Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on the offensive. Their new target is whale sharks, the world's largest fish species. According to CNN, a new study — published in the ...
The Center for Whale Research announced the addition of a new calf in J pod along with the news of the recent passing of one ...
The new law only applies to Southern Residents – the other two species aren’t endangered – although federal regulations prohibit boats from coming within 200 yards of other killer whales in ...
Tahlequah, the Southern Resident killer whale who famously carried her deceased calf for 17 days in 2018, has tragically lost her newest offspring. Tahlequah, a female orca born around 1998, endured ...
Expanded rules will require boaters to stay at least 1,000 yards away from Southern Resident orcas starting January 1.