There were just 73 orcas left in the population as of the latest census, in July 2024.  The conservation groups are now ...

a science and research director with whale conservation non-profit Wild Orca, told The Seattle Times. “And here she is doing it again.” Speaking about the killer whale mother with KOMO, ...

After consulting with federal authorities, rescuers decided the most humane course of action was to euthanize the animal.

The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge in Nova Scotia for captive whales says its bid to provide sanctuary for two ...

An 'imminent threat' assessment in November 2024 set a ticking legal clock that requires two ministers to recommend an ...

The orca Keiko was taken from the wild as a young whale before spending ... they pushed Warner Brothers to change things for the killer whale. These pleas led to a rewilding effort that spanned ...

The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo in France on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo's managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to ...

drawing attention to the critically endangered southern resident killer whales. Researchers say this behavior is a sign of grief. Dr. Deborah Giles, science and research director at Wild Orca ...

“The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous ... and orcas can live between 50 and 90 years in the wild. Dr. Brad Hanson, a wildlife biologist with ...

Killer whale’s remarkable ability to mimic human ... vocal mimicry could be the basis of the dialects observed in the wild. "This might be a key part of how dialects are formed in the wild.

Deb Johnson Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the ... been rehabilitated and released back to the wild,” Cooper said in a statement.