Rescuers have been trying to coax a 2-year-old orca from a lagoon off Vancouver Island and back to the ocean for five days, but they only have a 30-minute window every day when waters are high. When ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Southern California whale-watching group on Wednesday enjoyed a rare and spectacular encounter with perhaps 20 orcas that were ...

ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. — A very young orca calf was spotted off the coast of San Juan Island Monday. The calf is the newest member of the L pod subgroup. According to the Center for Whale Research, the ...

VANCOUVER ISLAND, British Columbia — An orca whale calf is trapped in a lagoon on the northwestern side of Vancouver Island and crews are racing the clock to free her. Crews are working to see if the ...

Three members of the Northwest’s population of endangered orcas died over the past year. The Center for Whale Research says the southern resident killer whale population dropped down to 73 individuals ...

Beachgoers and whale researchers were excited to spot a newborn calf swimming with the Northwest’s endangered orcas on Tuesday near Seattle. “Oh my gosh,” schoolteacher Neil Davis said, standing on ...