Environment Time is running out for stranded, orphaned baby orca near Vancouver Island When Gary Sutton first heard that a Biggs Killer Whale was stuck in a lagoon along the coast of Vancouver Island, he could immediately tell by her distinctive white eye patch who it was: T109A3. Natalie Akane Newcomb Angela King
Environment What are that new baby orca’s chances of surviving? The calf, still ruddy and wrinkled from its time in the womb, brings the endangered population of southern resident killer whales up to 76. John Ryan
Environment Whale watchers need to stay farther away from endangered orcas, legislators propose The Washington state House of Representatives on Tuesday looked into restricting the whale watching industry to help save the region's endangered orcas. John Ryan
Environment And baby makes 75: newborn orca boosts endangered whale population Whale researchers spotted a baby orca swimming energetically with its mother west of San Juan Island on Friday. John Ryan
Environment Electric ferries are cleaner and quieter. For orcas, that might not be enough Gov. Jay Inslee wants the state legislature to pay for two new electric ferries this year and to convert two others. John Ryan
Environment Washington tribes oppose Canadian pipeline and more oil tankers in Salish Sea “One of the many reasons our southern resident killer whales are about ready to go extinct.” John Ryan
Environment More sea lions found dead with shotgun wounds in Seattle area Seals and sea lions caught twice as much chinook salmon as orcas did in 2015 — and about six times more than humans did. John Ryan
Environment Otter dances. Otter poops. Researchers dig in Scientists study river otters, a small but mighty top predator, hoping to know how to clean up a very dirty river. John Ryan
