Nine northern resident killer whales off Vancouver Island were filmed and acoustically tagged during a summer field season, ...

First observed in the 1980s, the fad of orcas swimming around with dead salmon on their foreheads off Washington State seemed to have faded—until now. An orca from the southern resident population off ...

This is the moment an orca was spotted for the first time hunting with Pacific white-sided dolphins. New research has found that killer whales tag-team with dolphins to hunt salmon. The two marine ...

Pacific white-sided dolphins are often seen hunting along the coastline of British Columbia within metres of orca. Although orca frequently share their prey captures with pod members, they hunt ...

Southern Resident killer whales are a small and well-studied group of orcas that have long been seen as an isolated group without much outside connection. New research challenges that view, suggesting ...

Although research indicates there were bad years for salmon returns long before dam construction, the worst runs then were undoubtedly better than the best returns today. A much larger coastal orca ...

Whatcom Land Trust secured $369K state grant for estuary habitat protection. Project supports salmon migration and orca recovery through shoreline restoration. Land purchase aids water quality, ...