Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern Resident orcas of the J pod are pictured in an undated photo. Boaters are being asked to practice vigilance in Puget ...

Marine life researchers are tracking a mysterious pod of orcas recently spotted moving through the Salish Sea.

The oldest member of the small population of endangered Puget Sound orcas has been missing for months and is now likely dead, bringing the toll of dead or missing whales to seven in 2016, researchers ...

Researchers are investigating the sighting of three killer whales in Puget Sound that do not match any known regional ...

A new baby orca born to J Pod is a ray of hope for the endangered southern resident killer whales. J63 was spotted by Mark Malleson, field biologist for the Center for Whale Research, on April 6. J ...

An underwater hydrophone at Bush Point on Whidbey Island is transmitting the noise beneath the surface of Puget Sound right now. Scientists installed it to pick up sounds from the Southern Resident ...

The orcas lurking beneath the surface of Washington state's Puget Sound are some of nature's most magnificent, imposing and endangered species. Stefanie Stockwell and Mindy Roberts, both longtime ...

If you are out on the water in the South Sound this holiday weekend, keep your eyes peeled for some unique visitors. As many as a dozen transient killer whales have been reported in Puget Sound this ...

Southern Resident orcas of the J pod are pictured in an undated photo. Marla Smith, Orca Network Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Boaters are being asked to practice vigilance in Puget Sound as ...