Experts say there’s one distinct thing people should know about these pods. They’re killer Biggs, not the endangered Southern ...

A new law requiring all boaters to stay a minimum of 1,000 yards away from endangered southern resident orcas in Washington waters ... receive a $500 fine. The state Department of Fish and ...

Kaleidoscope Preschool and Childcare Center of Orcas Island was recently the first data collection site for Washington State University researchers studying the effects of outdoor playtime on ...

Today, there are only 73 southern resident orcas left, fewer than when they were listed for protection, and their risk of extinction is accelerating.

But the grieving mother isn’t a person – she's southern resident orca Tahlequah J35, pushing her dead calf through the waters ...

Orcas, like humans, get baby bumps in the early months of pregnancy and grow larger as the pregnancy advances. Researchers ...

Unlike Biggs orcas that prey primarily on ... programs — not the least of which being the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program — the state has been spending tens of millions a year ...