killer whales
Watch Rare Footage of the Mysterious 'Type D' Orca
A NOAA expedition filmed the orcas, which have distinctive small white eye patches, off of Cape Horn, Chile.
Pipeline Work Destroyed Salmon Habitat, Puts Orcas at Risk, Scientists Say
Expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline could spell trouble for salmon populations and the orcas that rely on them for food, experts say.
Our Efforts to Save the Whales May Be ‘Too Little, Too Late’
Both Canada and the US have failed to protect the endangered southern resident killer whale, whose population today is 74.
Researchers Had ‘No Idea’ Killer Whales Could Dive This Deep
South Atlantic killer whales have destroyed their own record for deep dives—by 1,000 feet.
‘Gangs’ of Killer Whales Are Harassing Alaskan Fishermen
Like pirates of the Bering Sea, orcas are chasing fishermen out of the area.
A Killer Whale Killing Spree on the West Coast Is Actually Good News
Natural whale deaths benefit the whole ocean ecosystem. Human-caused ones, though, are another story.
A Killer Whale Pod Is On a Killing Spree Off California’s Coast
I, for one, welcome our new orca overlords.
SeaWorld Is Floundering, But Will Not Give Up Its Orcas
SeaWorld just announced massive layoffs, but its 23 orcas are here to stay.
SeaWorld Is Laying Off Hundreds of Employees
The job cuts are aimed to save the company a bit of cash and help improve conditions for the animals and their handlers, apparently.
Thanks to Climate Change, Killer Whales May Become the North's Top Predator
Climate change may be drastically changing the ecosystem in the Hudson Bay and we must be wary, for the whale killers, they be coming.
Canada’s Latest Pipeline Could Drive Endangered Killer Whales to Extinction
Conservationists are mobilizing against the Kinder Morgan pipeline.