Killer whales, also known as orcas, are apex predators and key indicators of marine health. They are the largest members of ...

Whale watchers also got the chance to see a mama sea creature hold a sea lion carcass to help feed her baby, the company said ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California marine biologist has pleaded guilty to illegally feeding killer whales in the wild, federal prosecutors said. Nancy Black pleaded guilty Tuesday in ...

It was an overcast day off the coast of Morro Bay when one group of whale watchers spotted a surprising sight: a group of about a half-dozen killer whales having a grisly feast. The orcas were likely ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – A prominent California marine biologist was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act by feeding killer whales in the wild, a ...

The federal agency has been trying to increase the amount of chinook salmon available for an endangered population of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest. NOAA Fisheries started doing something in ...

Out in the cold, blue stretch of water between Washington State and Canada, a small team of scientists is on a mission to ...

In order to help monitor and protect the endangered Southern Resident orcas in the Salish Sea, scientists are turning to help ...