orcas

A southern resident orca is once again carrying her deceased baby's body through the water. Researchers are concerned about the future of this orca mother and her species.

Oceana, a Washington-based conservation group, sued the federal government to release images of dead orca whales and other marine mammals entangled by commercial fishing boats.

Chum salmon appear to be having a boom year in the Northwest, thanks to good ocean conditions that benefit fall chum runs and endangered orcas all over the region.

It’s risky, it’s costly, and it’s bad for the whales. But, OPALCO continues to pursue the feasibility of harnessing San Juan County’s robust ocean currents for power generation.

Salish Wildlife Watch, a WhatsApp group chat, is making it easier for residents to spot endangered resident orcas and, organizers hope, get motivated to learn about and protect the animals.

A U.S. appeals court has halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s Chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish.

The marine mammals have been "attacking" sailboats since 2020. But those encounters are becoming more frequent, and some say the orcas' tactics are evolving.

A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska after a conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to protected fish and the endangered killer whales that eat them.

An plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed. But it also called to mind the release of Keiko — the star of the movie “Free Willy” — more than two decades ago.

More than 50 years after the orca known by her stage name ‘Lolita’ was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest.