VANCOUVER ISLAND, British Columbia — An orca whale calf that was trapped in a lagoon on the northwestern side of Vancouver Island has since found its way to the lagoon’s outlet. The young whale was ...

Bigg’s killer whales, known for primarily hunting harbour seal, harbour porpoise and Steller sea lions, are designated as ...

Recently, people have spotted killer whales engaging in some unique behavior. They are rubbing their bellies along the rocks ...

A mother orca is mourning the loss of her recently deceased calf in a very public manner. On Friday, Sept. 12, a southern resident killer whale identified as J36 was spotted traveling through the ...

The Center for Whale Research (CWR) confirmed this week that a newborn orca calf, J64, is believed to have died about a week after being first spotted with the endangered Southern Resident killer ...

It’s unusual for Bigg’s killer whales, also known as transients, to die as calves, says researcher Jared Towers: “For the ...

A killer whale calf found dead off Vancouver Island was a Bigg's killer whale of the Gulf of Alaska transient population, Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans reported Monday. The female calf ...

An orca whale and her calf were spotted chasing a sea lion in San Juan Island, Washington on May 16. Footage shows the whales leaping out of the water in pursuit of the Steller sea lion, the largest ...

A memorial is scheduled next week for the Southern Resident killer whale calf that died in late July. J35, also named Tahlequah, captured national attention this summer when she carried her dead calf ...

Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf in an apparent effort to revive it.Researchers with the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and ...