Two orcas harpooned in front of a group of whale watchers puts a spotlight on St. Vincent's controversial whaling practice.
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A rare pod of orcas was spotted near Point Loma on Wednesday, delighting local whale watchers. This ...
It’s been another year of births, deaths and a fight for survival for B.C.’s endangered southern resident killer whales.
The technology would allow researchers to detect the sounds of orcas and other mammals with high-frequency vocalizations ...
Join us on an exhilarating journey as we dive into the icy waters, where temperatures plummet to 3°C, to encounter the ...
How are whale populations faring? Traditionally, getting an answer to that question involved counting whales by taking their ...
The stakes are high. The Southern Resident orcas are endangered and face a triple threat: underwater noise pollution, toxic ...
If DAS works as hoped, it could give conservationists real-time information to protect the whales. For instance, if the ...
HBO has greenlit a docuseries about Keiko, the whale from the 1993 film, from All3Media’s Raw Television, which is behind ...
Whale watchers also got the chance to see a mama sea creature hold a sea lion carcass to help feed her baby, the company said ...
During an Oct. 4 whale-watching tour west of Sooke in the Juan de Fuca Strait, passengers got a front-row seat to a ...
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Facts About Orca Killer Whales

Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.