Seattle Now: Baby orca! It's been a tough week, but there's at least one piece of news to celebrate: Orca mom J35, or Tahlequah, had her calf. Clare McGrane Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 12 mins
Where there’s a whale, there’s a way. Keeping field science going in a pandemic Whale researchers reengineer their work to keep critical science going despite the life-or-death need for humans to avoid each other. John Ryan
Look! It's a bouncing baby orca in Puget Sound At eight and a half feet long, it’s not your average baby. John Ryan
The town that broke Canada’s heat record has burned to the ground Washington state might feel the effects of British Columbia’s crushing heat and fires in the water as well as in the air. John Ryan
Orcultural exchange: Orcas briefly visit Salish Sea after long absence The Orca Behavior Institute says at least 50 whales from the J, K and L pods were seen heading south toward Eagle Point. But one is now presumed dead. Katie Campbell Angela King Esmy Jimenez Play AudioListen 4 mins
The hopeful orca study, and the backlash that ensued ‘They basically said we looked in one spot in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and we saw a whole lot of Chinook. Their point was, everyone would have thought that where the southern residents live you'd see an empty pantry.’ Andy Hurst Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 7 mins
Why 2021 was a whale of a year for orca sightings Last year was a banner year for whale watching in Washington state. That is as long as you weren't looking for the region's resident endangered orcas. Katie Campbell John Ryan Play AudioListen 3 mins
What are we willing to do to protect Southern Resident orcas? What it will take to share this region with Qw'e lh'ol mechen, ‘the people that live under the sea’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 60 mins
The Miami Seaquarium is ending shows with Lolita, its 56-year-old orca Lolita was captured five decades ago in the Puget Sound. Animal rights activists say she's the oldest orca in captivity and should live her final years back home in a seaside sanctuary. The Associated Press
‘Incredibly lucky:' Endangered orcas dodge diesel spill off San Juan Island A fishing boat carrying 2,600 gallons of fuel sank off the west side of San Juan Island, spreading an oily sheen for 2 miles in critical habitat for the Northwest’s endangered orcas. Researchers called it “incredibly lucky” that the whales and the diesel apparently never crossed paths. John Ryan
