A mother killer whale's 'grief procession' for her dead newborn calf has come to an end. Observed swimming with other members ...

Puget Sound was a global kelp capital for millennia. If we work together, we can enlist the next generation of ...

A welcome sight Thursday morning: Orcas in the Puget Sound. Experts say there’s one distinct thing people should know about ...

Orcas, like humans, get baby bumps in the early months of pregnancy and grow larger as the pregnancy advances. Researchers ...

The documentary tells the story of the last southern resident killer whale held in captivity, and the efforts of two Lummi women to bring the orca home to a net pen sanctuary.

HCN has covered the lands, wildlife and communities of the Western U.S. for more than 50 years. Get to know the West better by signing up to receive HCN’s on-the-ground reporting and investigations in ...

Backbone Campaign interpreted Tahlequah’s heroic journey in 2018 as a call to action. It turned its energy, creative tools ...

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 like humans.

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of... Read Story ...

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked ... capturing worldwide attention yet again as mother orca Tahlequah this winter has carried her dead calf that lived only ...

Introduction: In late June 2021, the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada experienced an unprecedented atmospheric heatwave that co-occurred with one of the lowest day-time tide ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and ... attention yet again as mother orca Tahlequah this winter has carried her ...