Boats in WA waters must stay 1,000 yards from endangered killer whales. How far is that?
A new law went into effect Jan. 1 that extends the buffer zone around endangered Southern Resident killer whales, punishable ...
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Orcas or fishermen? Washington's crucial decision on net pen ban
A critical vote on Tuesday could have far-reaching impacts for both the state’s fishermen and the endangered southern ...
Grieving orca spotted carrying another dead baby off Washington. ‘Devastating’
An endangered whale was spotted off Washington carrying her calf’s deceased body over a week after the baby was first ...
An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is ...
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Whale With No Tail Swimming Off The Coast Of Washington State
Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...
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Boats in WA waters must stay 1,000 yards from endangered killer whales. How far is that?
Center for Whale Research Washington state boaters now need to stay 1,000 yards away from any Southern Resident killer whales, after new rules went into effect at the start of the year.
This orca’s grief stunned the world. Now she’s mourning the loss of another calf.
The southern resident killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has now lost another calf in what the Center for Whale Research called “devastating” news.
Stricken orca mother who carried her dead calf for 17 days is hit by another heartbreaking loss
A grief-stricken mother Orca, who is known for having carried her dead calf for nearly 1,000 miles over 17 days back in 2018, was hit by another devastating loss, scientists confirmed.