“Puget Sound is a key foraging area for Southern Residents in the fall. They regularly travel into this region pursuing Chum ...

The orca J pod has been very active in Central Puget Sound waters Friday, and they've got reason to be animated: There's a ...

PM: The Southern Resident Killer Whales of J-Pod have been seen in central Puget Sound, “coming south all day” per Kersti Muul. That would be their first visit of the season, she adds. But they’re in ...

It is not the first time such on-the-nose grief has been observed in this endangered population. In January, orca J35 carried ...

It’s been a busy week for local orca watchers, who report plenty of sighting and activity. But sadly, they’re also mourning the loss of one of their Puget Sound favorites. The orca J8, also known as ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — Endangered Southern Resident orcas were seen in Puget Sound Saturday, the first whales to be see in the area since April. This was the first autumn sighting of the ...

(AP) Killer whales that spend their summers in Puget Sound are a distinct population group and will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

The orcas lurking beneath the surface of Washington state's Puget Sound are some of nature's most magnificent, imposing and endangered species. Stefanie Stockwell and Mindy Roberts, both longtime ...

People in the Pacific Northwest and around the world watched last month as a mother carried her dead child hundreds of miles in a display of grief akin to a funeral procession. But the grieving mother ...

According to the state's Department of Ecology, the incident was preventable. A crew member overfilled the ship's waste oil ...

PUGET SOUND, Wash. — The first of many Sounder gray whales returning to Puget Sound was seen in the Salish Sea earlier this week. The whale’s appearance marks the continuance of a recent trend of ...

This town on Washington's Puget Sound highlights unforgettable experiences like whale watching, delicious restaurants, and a ...