Southern Resident killer whales are a small and well-studied group of orcas that have long been seen as an isolated group without much outside connection. New research challenges that view, suggesting ...

Whatcom Land Trust secured $369K state grant for estuary habitat protection. Project supports salmon migration and orca recovery through shoreline restoration. Land purchase aids water quality, ...

Where there are Chinook salmon, the orcas will likely follow — including the mouth of the Columbia River. Despite what can feel like a desperate and futile effort to save the region’s venerated ...

Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

About 50 volunteers gathered at Puget Sound Public Farms in Stanwood Saturday, Oct. 18, with a mission to improve the environment for local salmon and orcas. The event was part of an international ...

While well documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australia. However, orcas are actually sighted year-round in all coastal ...