SALISH SEA, Wash. - The Salish Sea has welcomed ... close to shore," said Serena Tierra, co-coordinator for Orca Network's Whale Sighting Network. The Sounders, a group of gray whales detouring ...

Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...

For a second time, the world watched as Tahlequah, an endangered southern resident killer whale, struggled to keep her dead newborn calf afloat in the Salish Sea. But with Ottawa failing to take ...

The documentary tells the story of the last southern resident killer whale held in captivity, and the efforts of two Lummi women to bring the orca home to a net pen sanctuary.

Backbone Campaign interpreted Tahlequah’s heroic journey in 2018 as a call to action. It turned its energy, creative tools ...

The legal action comes after Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault determined the waning population of southern resident killer whales faces imminent threat ...

That would apply to whale-watching boats, though they would still be free to get closer to Bigg’s killer whales, which are not endangered and are involved in most encounters. For larger ships, ...