The mystery orcas are back in the Puget Sound. For the last few weeks, a pod of unfamiliar orcas has been coming and going ...

A new-to-town pod of orcas in Puget Sound, Seattle, surprised researchers and delighted whale watchers. The orcas were seen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern Resident orcas of the J pod are pictured in an undated photo. Boaters are being asked to practice vigilance in Puget ...

When a trio of killer whales surfaced in Vancouver Harbour in early spring 2026, local whale watchers assumed they were Bigg’s transients, the marine-mammal-hunting orcas that have become an ...

As the fate of missing orca J50 remains uncertain, some in the orca watching community are celebrating a special encounter with the Southern Resident orcas – a greeting ceremony between pods. Bart ...

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 ...

SEATTLE - Where did they come from? And why are they here? Those are the questions researchers are asking as a small pod of unfamiliar killer whales moves through the Salish Sea. Mysterious orca ...

An underwater hydrophone at Bush Point on Whidbey Island is transmitting the noise beneath the surface of Puget Sound right now. Scientists installed it to pick up sounds from the Southern Resident ...