The Clipper

Protecting the PNW’s waters

Less than 10 minutes away from EvCC, the “Wondrous Watersheds” surfaced at Imagine Children’s Museum on Nov. 8 A day full of ...
HeraldNet

Orca family returns to Penn Cove after 50 years

In 1970 and 1971, orcas were herded into the cove off Whidbey Island. This month, members of the L pod returned. After more than 50 years of avoiding Penn Cove, the southern resident orcas finally ...
New Atlas

Orcas are still smashing up boats – and we've finally worked out why

For four years now, orcas have been ramming and sinking luxury yachts in European waters, and scientists have struggled to work out just why these smart, social animals had learnt this destructive new ...
Smithsonian Magazine

No, Orcas Probably Aren’t Reviving the ‘Dead Salmon Hat’ Trend, Despite a Viral Photo, Experts Say. Here’s Why

An orca named L82 Kasatka swims in front of Mt. Rainier, with a strand of eelgrass trailing from her dorsal fin. She belongs to the Southern Resident orca population, a critically endangered group in ...
The New York Times

Orca That Carried Dead Calf for Weeks Appears to Be in Mourning Again

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go. By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it over her ...
WTKR

With recent orca sighting, experts discuss whale activity in the Outer Banks

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — It's not every day, every month or every year that an orca is spotted off the coast of North Carolina, but that's just what happened last week miles offshore of Kitty Hawk. “We ...