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ABOARD THE SOUNDGUARDIAN, Puget Sound — Over the side it goes with a splash: three ears pricked for the sounds of orcas, and the noise that threatens their survival. >> read more …
Amid social media criticism of the capture and slaughter of an Orca, one of the fishers who caught the creature on Tuesday has defended the action. Sylvester Cyris, alias ‘Teraflex’ told St Lucia Times he knew what the critics had been saying. But he declared that people have to eat, especially these days. >> read more …
By counting their scars and when they got them, scientists are unlocking new insights on killer whale social dynamics. >> read more …
The Whale Centre, an eco-friendly tour operator located in Tofino, says it recently had an experience with killer whales that the company hasn’t documented since its inception. >> read more …
Whales seem to be increasingly looking to fishing boats, especially longliners, as sources of free meals. >> read more …
Learn the latest on endangered Southern Resident killer whales with Dr. Megan Wallen, a marine mammal specialist in NOAA Fisheries West Coast Protected Resources Division. >> listen to the podcast …
Footage captures a huge killer whale leaping with excitement following a boat. Tourists on a fishing trip off the Gulf of California cheered the marine mammal each time the orca launched itself from the water. >> read more …
The number of people who saw Bigg’s killer whales in the area jumped last year, with over a thousand unique sightings during 2021. According to Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA), Bigg’s killer whales were most frequently documented in the region last year, followed by humpback whales, gray whales and minke whales. >> read more …
Orcas in one area of the southern Indian Ocean now snatch some 180 tonnes of valuable Patagonian toothfish from fishing lines every year. >> read more …
PHOTOS showing the newest addition to a pod of killer whales known to hunt around Scotland’s northernmost islands have been released. >> read more …