Researchers detail a life full of tragedy and hardship, adding that Ocean Sun should’ve died years ago, but she persevered.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a day of sadness and surprise, researchers on Puget Sound on Tuesday found J61, the new calf born to mother orca Tahlequah, had not survived—and that a new calf had also been born to J pod.

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 ...