The endangered whales face multiple threats, from a lack of their primary food, chinook salmon, to underwater noise from ...

In order to help monitor and protect the endangered Southern Resident orcas in the Salish Sea, scientists are turning to help ...

The endangered orca population off the coast of Washington was captured in clear drone footage showing the resilient southern residents on the move.

While orcas, also known as "killer whales," are a common sight in the northeast Pacific Ocean, they’re rarely detected in the ...

When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.One of the orcas, a juvenile female, “approached a camera I had in the water to ...

The southern resident orcas are in trouble, but one scat sniffing pup is working along researchers to help the species.

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 8, the Center for Whale Research announced ...

On July 8, Congressman Nick Begich III, an Alaska Republican, introduced an amendment to the Marine Mammal Protection Act ...

A new species of killer whale has been discovered off the southern coast of Chile. Researchers from San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography say the whales look distinctly different than orcas.

Killer whales have been sharing prey with humans, sparking curiosity about their behavior and potential conservation efforts.