Orcas swam past boaties in Hakana Bay, Port Underwood, the Marlborough Sounds. Supplied / Vicky Wiblin A pod of orcas including a calf put on a show for boaties in the Marlborough Sounds as they ...

So beloved, yet endangered, with fewer than 75 orcas at last count. Gaydos said we hardly know anything about the diseases they face because it’s difficult to study their health without touching ...

“It’s devastating to lose another orca calf, and the only remedy to this tragedy is doing much more to help the Southern Resident orcas,” said Brady Bradshaw of the Center for Biological ...

While orcas sometimes show their grief in similar fashion, scientists considered the time period of Tahlequah’s journey, which covered about 1,000 miles, an outlier. Tahlequah, who is about 25 ...

Tragedy has again struck Tahlequah, the orca mom who captured the world’s attention in 2018 when she carried her dead calf on her head for 17 days. Her newest calf, a female, was first seen ...

The endangered population of orca whales in Washington State's Puget Sound has made global headlines in recent years. One mother whale became famous for carrying her dead calf on her nose in a ...

Many had binoculars, some with scopes with the hopes of catching a glimpse of our coast's beloved creatures-- the Southern Resident Orcas. The excitement came in waves. When the whales showed ...

For years, the Whale Sanctuary Project hoped to see orcas, belugas and the like from ... The first phase of the project would see the whales live in a bay pen, according to Vinick.

There are currently just over 70 Southern Resident orcas, consisting of three pods: J, K, and L. “I think it's too far. At 1,000 yards, you will not even be able to see the whales and you're too ...

Department of Health and Wellness spokesperson Megan Davids said Karl Bremer Hospital deeply regrets the filmed incident circulating on social media in which the patient was handled by one of the ...

After all, these animals are a playful bunch when they're not ruthlessly group-hunting pray – this year there have been some reports of sightings of orcas "wearing" salmon on their heads ...

The incident took place at Karl Bremer Hospital and shows the patient, who appears to be a boy, lying on the floor in a hospital robe while a female Phangela security guard stands in front of him and ...