In the summer of 2018, off the coast of British Columbia, an orca named Tahlequah gave birth. When the calf died after 30 ...

In one event, a female orca pursued a dolphin and tossed it into the air; she then gripped the dead dolphin in her mouth as ...

Academy scientists determined the 31-foot whale probably died after being attacked by an orca, the San Francisco ... after several eyewitness reports of dead whales floating in the ocean near ...

Two southern resident killer whales are presumed dead after multiple sightings of two endangered pods failed to turn up a ...

PENN COVE PARK, Wash. — Shore-based whale watchers, researchers and the nonprofit Orca Conservancy said November brought ...

Completed in July this year, the census found the three southern resident pods had lost three animals, two adult males and a ...

"The Good Whale" is the new podcast from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions, which explores the years-long journey ...

The news comes days after a report showed an overall decline in Washington's orca population. For now, researchers are not listing the calf as missing or dead, but there appears to be cause for ...

In 1987, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were observed for several months participating in a trend of swimming around with a dead salmon on ... distinct groups of orca populations, with habits ...

After more than 50 years of avoiding Penn Cove, the southern residents orcas finally returned. After more than 50 years of ...

A newborn orca whose addition to the struggling population of southern resident killer whales was celebrated just a month ago now appears to be in poor health. We apologize, but this video has ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte ...