Killer whales, known as the ocean’s top predators, are “highly social” and live in pods where they communicate with one ...

A key assumption about dwindling numbers of southern resident killer whales pins the blame on a lack of salmon, but a study ...

There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in Puget Sound, according to the most recent count released by the Center for ...

The scientific name for killer whales is Orcinus orca, which was given in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, who ...

Entanglements of Humpback Whales in Fish Farms Rare -- And Naivety Could Be to Blame Mar. 21, 2024 — The first study of humpback whale entanglements in B.C. aquaculture facilities found eight ...

Despite a global outcry and growing unpopularity, Japan’s whaling industry continues to thrive. Although whale meat sales ...

Sperm whales are disappearing from the central Gulf of California. Scientists suggest environmental changes could be ...

SHOCKING footage has emerged of the moment a man was rescued after being stranded at sea for over two months with the bodies of his family. Mikhail Pichugin, 45, set off from Okha on ...

The Southern Resident killer whale population is declining and without more Chinook salmon, it could drop further.

Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas is an inspiring, educational book while Life After Whale: The ...

When it struck the shore and deflated, I knew: it was a dead whale. But it wasn't just any whale. It was Fran. "I knew this whale, and I'm like, Ohhhhh. It just hit my heart, because Fran ...

Scientists surveying marine life off our coastline have been watching marine mammals roll in for the Bay Area seafood buffet.