The J, K, and L pods make up the small population of Southern Resident killer whales that's left in the wild. The whales' ...

SEATTLE — A new orca whale calf was spotted by members of the Center for Whale Research (CWR) alongside its mother, according to a press release from the organization. "The calf is VERY new," said Dr.

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 ...

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

Researchers captured Southern Resident killer whales on camera during an Oct. 29 outing. NMFS #27038/DFO SARA 388 Screengrab from Center for Whale Research's YouTube video An endangered orca vanished ...

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.

SEATTLE — There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in our region’s waters, according to the most recent count released by the Center for Whale Research. It is one of the lowest tallies since the ...

It's whale watch week on the Oregon Coast, and a pod of orcas was spotted off the coast of Depoe Bay. Early Monday morning, marine biologist Carrie Newell with Whale Research EcoExcursions reported ...

The new baby, J64, arrived about a week after another calf in the pod was spotted dead in September. Researchers say only ...

Killer whales, including a male dubbed Moctezuma, have been spotted hunting whale sharks in coordinated attacks. Researchers think they may have gained special knowledge allowing them to hunt this way ...

An endangered orca vanished from a dwindling whale pod off the Washington coast, a conservation group said. The missing Southern Resident killer whale, K-26, was not seen by researchers during an Oct.