A peachy orange baby killer whale was spotted bouncing and rolling in waters off Washington, a nonprofit said. A pod of the ...

The Center uses science and law to defend a critically endangered population on the West Coast known as the Southern Resident orcas (also called Puget Sound orcas and, as part of a larger group, West ...

Puget Sound was a global kelp capital for millennia. If we work together, we can enlist the next generation of ...

Endangered Southern Resident orcas were seen in Puget Sound Saturday, the first whales to be see in the area since April.

Are there tagged Snake River salmon swimming in Puget Sound? Let’s face it our southern resident orcas are swimming through polluted waters of our own making. Puget Sound salmon stocks have ...

On October 25, 2024, a male orca known as J27, or “Blackberry,” was spotted in Puget Sound balancing a dead salmon on his head. The 32-year-old J27 seemed completely unfazed by his unusual ...

An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget Sound. Logs are being adjusted and plans are in place for floating ...

UW students and community members gathered in Kane Hall for a screening of the 2021 documentary Coextinction. WashPIRG hosted ...

Tahlequah, the killer whale also known as J35, was seen carrying the newborn on her back Wednesday through Washington state’s Puget Sound, just as she did seven years ago, according to the ...

But the grieving mother isn’t a person – she's southern resident orca Tahlequah J35, pushing her dead calf through the waters of Puget Sound. It was a demonstration of heartache and loss we ...