Orca advocates are begging federal leaders to help keep the Puget Sound’s Southern Residents alive. Advocates say the Federal ...

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 ...

Autumn runs of chum and coho salmon in much of Puget Sound were abundant in the fall of 2024. Hanson said salmon runs that orcas depend on, including Chinook salmon in Canada’s Fraser River ...

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go. By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it ...

The orca calf, J61, was pictured on December 20 travelling with J35, also known as Tahlequah. It was confirmed dead on January 1. Photo / Centre for Whale Research A bereaved female killer whale ...

She carried that first dead calf for 17 days. A female killer whale was observed last week carrying her dead calf through Puget Sound in what experts say is further evidence that marine mammals ...

RELATED: Tahlequah mourns loss of another calf as Center for Whale Research confirms death of J61 The Southern Residents spend plenty of time in Puget Sound, often delighting us with their presence.

Southern Resident orcas are an endangered species native to the Puget Sound. Center for Whale Research Courtesy to The ...

Tahlequah, or J35, carrying her dead calf in Puget Sound on Jan. 1. (Image credit: NOAA Fisheries) An endangered orca is carrying a dead calf around on her head in a tragic repeat of behavior that ...

The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration. The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident ...

A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said. Scientists say whales are ...