On Saturday, the endangered J pod made a stop in Puget Sound for the first time since April. The Orca Network’s Whale Sighting Network confirmed the Southern Resident orca pod was seen between Whidbey ...

On Tuesday, CWR released new research showing many challenges still lie ahead, but there may be a shimmer of hope, as 74 ...

The most recent census of the fish-eating orcas that frequent Puget Sound revealed two new whales in J pod, while K pod ...

Rachel Haight, an Orca Network Whale Sighting Network co-coordinator, saw the J Pod as it passed under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on Saturday around 12:45 p.m. Haight, who shared her photos and videos ...

The endangered whales face multiple threats, from a lack of their primary food, chinook salmon, to underwater noise from vessels that makes it harder to hunt, as well as pollution and inbreeding.

An endangered orca was spotted Friday carrying a dead newborn on her nose, umbilical cord still attached, between Orcas Island and Cypress Island in Washington state. Whale watching boats reported ...

A baby orca that went missing from the Northwest's struggling killer-whale population turned up Sunday, triggering cheers and family photos at the Whale Research Center in the San Juan Islands. "The ...

The Center for Whale Research (CWR) has exciting news — a new orca calf has been spotted in L pod. Researchers were observing the L and K pods over the weekend when a calf was spotted, CWR Research ...

Rare J Pod sighting draws attention as endangered orcas pass Tacoma with calf Orca Network confirms early migration linked to salmon availability in region Officials urge minimal boat noise to avoid ...