All eight Orca-class vessels came together for a joint exercise on that extended into the Strait of Juan de Fuca ...

After several recent orca pod sightings in Waikato, the Department of Conservation is reminding people to respect the rules ...

After several recent orca pod sightings in Waikato, the Department of Conservation (DoC) is reminding people to respect the ...

DOC Marine Species Manager Malene Felsing says DOC has received reports of people in both harbours getting too close to the animals, potentially putting themselves and the orca at risk. Concerns about ...

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just ...

There were just 73 orcas left in the population as of the latest census, in July 2024.  The conservation groups are now ...

UK trade in ivory from hippos, narwhals, orcas and sperm whales has been banned as part of conservation efforts, the ...

Conservation groups filed a legal challenge over the failure of government to make a timely recommendation to Cabinet for an emergency order after determining that Southern Resident killer whales face ...

Many orca pregnancies fail ... mainly Chinook salmon. The noise pollution from ships and boats in their habitat and toxic pollutants that make their way up the food chain have also been extremely ...

The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35 ... Chinook salmon, as well as pollution and vessel noise, which hinders their hunting. Researchers have warned they are on the brink of extinction.