The Super-class ferry Elwha was born in the bustling waters of Puget Sound. Built in 1967, the Elwha was the last of the four Super-class ferries constructed for the Washington State Ferries (WSF) ...

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

Once destined for a scrap heap in Ecuador, the out-of-commission state ferry Elwha is now planned to be a floating office and ...

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

Lynda V. Mapes, Tribune News Service The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths ...

Inspiring environmental educators in drawing out students’ and communities’ “inner scientists” is the aim of the Storming the Sound conference, as a banner from the 2018 event urges. This year marked ...

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of ecosystems and ...

Salmon are struggling to survive. So are the families of endangered southern resident orcas, with a population of just 73, ...

Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...

It was cheap to take our car on a ferry from Townsend to Coupeville, where we explored Whidbey Island. On the ride, we saw ...

The month of December brought the endangered Southern Resident killer whales sadness and joy.

A January 2025 article from the BBC’s Jasmin Fox-Skelly details numerous examples, from an elderly elephant shedding tears ...