Scientists thought they were perhaps the offspring of one female with genetic aberrations. It’s been 14 years since Bob Pitman set out to find an unusual-looking type of killer whale. It had been ...
SEATTLE —For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined the ...
Aerial image of Southern Resident killer whales taken in the Salish Sea off southern Vancouver Island during health research by SR3 SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research. Images by John Durban ...
When researchers from the University of British Columbia set out to film the solitary hunting habits of Northern resident ...
SEATTLE — 2023 was an encouraging year for sightings of some whale species, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) and Orca Behavior Institute (OBI). The PWWA represents ecotourism ...