An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget ...

Social media users were blown away by the scene in the viral clip, with one saying: "I would be in heaven if this happened to me." ...

What scientific proof do we have that this will help? Are there tagged Snake River salmon swimming in Puget Sound? Let’s face it our southern resident orcas are swimming through polluted waters of our ...

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...

In this photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, the orca known as J35 (Tahlequah) carries the carcass of her dead calf in the waters of Puget Sound off West Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, Jan. 1 ...

one of several distinct orca communities that inhabit the Pacific Northwest, generally stay near British Columbia and Washington State, though some swim north to Alaska and south to California.

She was reminded also, she said, that “In the last two weeks (endangered southern resident orca) Tahlequah has lost another ...

The calf adds to the stressors facing the southern resident orcas, especially Tahlequah, a mother already caring for other young.

The orca didn’t touch the paddleboard ... makes me think of the wonders that lie ahead for anyone venturing into Alaska’s waters. Generally orcas are also known as killer whales. Moreover they are ...

SEATTLE – As Tahlequah carries her dead calf, scientists studying the endangered southern residents are concerned for the mother orca ... including rivers in Alaska, the Columbia, Fraser ...