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

This week, we are celebrating a monumental environmental victory for Puget Sound’s ecosystems, Washington Tribal Nations and ...

After the attack, which took place off the coast of Honduras, one of the orcas charged “directly” at the anglers’ boat.

Only a handful of days old, the female calf was confirmed dead on New Year's Eve. The next day, the southern resident orca ...

The two orcas -- also known as killer whales -- themselves face an uncertain future. Animal activists had been angered by Marineland's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan, a move ...

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“The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is particularly devastating, not just because she was a female, who could have ...

The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo in France on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo's managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen ...

A reader sent fascinating video footage to this newspaper of what looked like a whale in the sea at Hastings. The video, taken by Ricky Martin, showed what appeared to be a large animal breaking the ...