The transient population, which in 2018 reached 349, grew at about 4 percent a year for most of the past decade, and is well on its way to replacing the residents as the dominant killer whale in ...

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans.

Transient orca are mammal-eating orca and typically travel offshore, rarely in the Puget Sound and inward islands. Transient whales hunt harbor seals in small groups, unlike resident orca, usually ...

Transient orca are mammal-eating orca and typically travel offshore, rarely in the Puget Sound and inward islands. Transient whales hunt harbor seals in small groups, unlike resident orca, usually ...

A record number of "transient" orcas seen in Puget Sound this summer has whale watchers excited and some biologists curious. There have been a record number of sightings of so-called "transient ...

While transient orca sightings are more frequent, the Salish Sea is also home to the southern resident orcas. The three southern resident pods J, K, and L, are comprised of orcas found in southern ...

SEATTLE — Researchers are concerned aboutthe new Southern Resident orca calf born last month, describing it as "emaciated." The Center for Whale Research (CWR) said the Southern Resident calf ...

It’s World Orca Week (World Orca Day is July 14) so here’s a few things you may not know about the ocean’s top predator.. What’s in a name? Orcas, often referred to as killer whales, are a ...

The L Pod is the largest of the three Southern Resident pods, according to the Orca Conservancy (OC), with around 34 members. Weiss said the mother is a whale labeled L90, with the new calf ...

Transient orca are mammal-eating orca and typically travel offshore, rarely in the Puget Sound and inward islands. Transient whales hunt harbor seals in small groups, unlike resident orca, usually ...