Before moving to Whidbey Island, Cindi Rausch’s closest whale encounter was with Herman ... was one of the very last orcas to be captured in Washington state. In 1976, she and five others ...

Gray whales, a signature of the Washington coast, are dying by the thousands, victims of declines in Arctic sea ice.

Researchers recently observed a killer whale (orca) wearing dead salmon ... the same behavior at Point No Point, Washington, off Whidbey Island in Puget Sound,” the Vancouver Sun writes.

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

WHIDBEY — As May begins to unfurl, wildflowers across Washington are bursting into bloom. On Whidbey Island, a small but special prairie owned and stewarded by the nonprofit Pacific Rim ...