The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident population, a federally protected endangered group of fish-eating killer whales stretching from British ...

Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying ... “The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is ...

Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back ... “The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the ...

“It’s one thing to go, ‘oh my god that poor whale,’” he said. “But we need to talk about the issues that made that happen.” By analyzing hormones in southern resident killer whales ...

A team of scientists and filmmakers heads to Antarctica to study the most sophisticated hunts in the animal kingdom - killer whales making waves to wash seals off floating ice. Show more In ...

Tahlequah is one of 73 endangered Southern Resident orcas, a killer whale population that lives in three pods − J, K an L − along the Salish Sea near British Columbia and Washington State.

A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead ... The Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said the endangered orca named Tahlequah, also known as J35, was spotted carrying ...

About 50% of orca babies die within a year. The population of southern resident killer whales has struggled for decades, with only 73 remaining, according to experts. NOAA/NMFS NOAA News / USA ...

This loss, researchers describe as ‘devastating’ for the already struggling population, which has dropped to an alarming number of 73 A recent federal assessment confirmed by the Centre for Whale ...

Casual observers and experts are sharing their sorrow for the orca and grieving the loss right alongside the bereaved new mom. You can continue reading to learn more about Tahlequah, the killer whale ...

According to the Center for Whale Research, Tahlequah has once again been seen pushing the body of a dead calf. This time, she was spotted off the coast of Washington state, USA. While killer whales ...

A new Washington law requires boats to stay at least 1,000 yards away from Southern Resident killer whales. Center for Whale Research Washington state boaters now need to stay 1,000 yards away ...