an orca calf was spotted in the Puget Sound. That alone is cause for excitement, but this calf has an interesting story: The calf is related to a killer whale that was captured by SeaWorld years ago.

A new orca calf spotted in the Puget Sound last week is part of the family of the last killer whale captured in United States waters. The new Bigg's, or mammal-hunting, orca calf was spotted ...

A new baby orca born to J Pod is a ray of hope for the ... But that is because the southern residents have been spending more time in Puget Sound. Fecal samples show they are feeding on chum ...

RANGE: Killer whales are found in all of the world's oceans and most seas. The Southern Resident population makes its home in the international inland waters of Puget Sound, Juan de Fuca Strait, Haro ...

What is known is that they have a relatively stable supply of deep-swimming cartilaginous fish — such as sharks or rays — they have a smaller body size than resident and Bigg’s killer whales, and they ...

A federal judge in Seattle ruled that repairing a 140-year-old tidegate that protects 200 acres of farmland in the Skagit ...

A grey whale who is visiting the Burrard Inlet is ... Little Patch was last in Puget Sound on April 6. “What's really unusual is that he almost always is seen in Washington's Puget Sound ...

Southern Resident killer whales were listed as an endangered species ... They spend summer and fall months in the Puget Sound and in the waters off southern Vancouver Island, NOAA said.

A killer whale calf is shown traveling with her mother, J35, also known as Tahlequah, in the Puget Sound area in this December 2024 handout photo. The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field ...

However, the state is home to much more than just whales; visitors can spot bald eagles, elk, moose, black bears, and over ...

Puget Sound Chinook are also a key food source for highly imperiled Southern Resident killer whales, known to be among the most contaminated marine mammals in the world. The groups also charge that ...