Since February, marine rescue centers have been overwhelmed responding to sea lions, dolphins and birds found sick and dying on local beaches.

The sighting excites the researchers, but it also sounds alarms. Scientists stunned after whales make extraordinary ...

What is known is that they have a relatively stable supply of deep-swimming cartilaginous fish — such as sharks or rays — ...

Officials are investigating the cause of death of a whale that washed ashore in Ventura as dozens of marine mammals have been ...

In 2018, a study made headlines when it found that a captive orca, or killer whale, was able to imitate human speech. The ...

A rare pack ice killer whale has been filmed in Antarctica, providing a remarkable look at the behavior and struggles of this ...

Two North Atlantic right whales, among the most at-risk marine mammals, were spotted swimming in the Bahamas on April 15, ...

Whidbey resident Susan Berta wears a T-shirt that sums up her mission in life: “Protect the water. Protect the salmon. Protect the orca.” ...

"Each new calf is vitally important to this critically endangered population - every birth counts - and we’re hopeful that this young whale will continue to thrive." According to the Orca ...

A brand-new baby orca was spotted this week cruising alongside its mom north of Seattle. Why it matters: It's the second seemingly healthy baby born to the endangered southern resident killer whales' ...

There’s a new Southern Resident orca calf swimming in the Salish Sea this spring. The Center for Whale Research announced in a Facebook post Sunday that one of its field biologists had spotted a ...

As the blue whale’s fate was sealed ... that the researchers aboard the tourist boat identified five different orca family groups, and also noted the presence of many young orcas, including ...