Endangered orca pod makes a return to the Puget Sound
WEB1 day ago · The Orca Network’s Whale Sighting Network confirmed the Southern Resident orca pod was seen between Whidbey Island and the Kitsap Peninsula. “Puget Sound is a key foraging area for Southern ...
Endangered Northwest orca population drops as 3 males die
WEB2 days ago · In better news for the southern residents, another orca was born in September. RELATED: Why the Salish Sea's new baby orca surprised researchers .
Endangered orca’s new baby appears on video, surprising …
WEB5 days ago · An orca has been born to the southern residents: L128, calf of a first-time, 31-year-old mom, L90. The baby is tiny, with clear fetal folds, making it probably about 3 days old. It was seen for ...
New Southern Resident orca calf seen in stunning NOAA drone …
WEBSep 25, 2024 · The L Pod is the largest of the three Southern Resident pods, according to the Orca Conservancy (OC), with around 34 members. Weiss said the mother is a whale labeled L90, with the new calf ...
What drove killer whales' dramatic behavior this year? - NBC News
WEBMany social media users sided with “team orca,” saying the whales were finally fighting back against humans.
New Pod of 'Enormous' Adult Orcas With Five 'Powerful Males ... - Newsweek
WEBApr 13, 2022 · The pod was spotted by a whale-watching company that operates in Bremer Bay, which hosts one of the largest orca gatherings in the Southern Hemisphere.
Why are killer whales suddenly going 'Moby-Dick' on yachts? - Los ...
WEBJun 19, 2023 · The scientific literature is rife with anecdotes and research showing high cognition, playfulness and sociality in the species known as Orcinus orca — and examples of what appear to be the ...
Atlantic orcas ‘learning from adults’ to target boats - BBC
WEBAug 2, 2023 · Some scientists have suggested that one female orca started "attacking" boats as revenge, because she had been injured by a vessel.
Orcas sank a yacht off Spain — the latest in a slew of such ... - NPR
WEBJun 13, 2023 · A picture taken on May 31, 2023, shows the rudder of a vessel damaged by killer whales (Orcinus orca) while sailing in the Strait of Gibraltar and taken for repairs at the Pecci Shipyards in ...
These Vets Make House Calls for Killer Whales
WEBDec 26, 2023 · The Southern Resident killer whales, one of several distinct orca communities that inhabit the Pacific Northwest, can be elusive, so the researchers were delighted to find a small pod of them.