Russian invasion changes crucial PNW salmon project plans
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is having ripple effects across the world, including a multi-million dollar salmon research project that scientists hope will unlock key answers for the Pacific Northwest.
Questions about endangered orca’s health could renew fight to return her to Puget Sound
It’s been decades since Tokitae was taken from Puget Sound. The endangered orca, the sole survivor of the 1970 captures in Penn Cove, currently lives at the Miami Seaquarium. For the past several decades Lummi Nation, scientists and animal activists have tried to bring her home.
Scientists deploy buoy in Puget Sound to measure noise, risks to orcas
Scientists aboard the King County research vessel ‘SoundGuardian’ Tuesday deployed a buoy that will monitor underwater noise in Puget Sound – which poses risks to our southern resident orca population.
Lummi Nation declares 'disaster' after removing over 70K invasive crab species
The Lummi Indian Business Council has passed a resolution last week declaring a disaster as they deal with an invasive grab species in the Lummi Sea Pond, according to the Tacoma News Tribune.
Southern Resident grandmother orca dead
The Center for Whale Research has declared an orca in one of the Puget Sound’s endangered Southern Resident killer whale pods dead.
Officials urge boaters to steer clear of 3 pregnant Orcas
Three endangered Southern Resident killer whales living near the Washington coast are pregnant, prompting boating regulations in the state, officials said on Monday.
Baby whale in J-Pod unwell, rule issued to keep boaters away
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued an emergency rule ordering commercial whale watch tours to stay farther away from an unwell baby orca to help her survive.
New federal rule protects southern resident orcas down coast
A federal rule that went into effect July 30 expands protected habitat for the endangered southern resident orcas down the West Coast.
Oldest male in Southern Resident orca KPod presumed dead
An orca is presumed dead after being found in distress last week in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a body of water that separates Washington state from Canada, officials said.
Endangered orcas get new protection from US government
Endangered killer whales received new habitat protections from the U.S. government Friday.
Renovations will let salmon species return to Lunds Gulch in Edmonds
New renovations will allow threatened salmon species to return to Lunds Gulch at Meadowdale Beach Park in Edmonds, Washington.
‘Very exciting’: Killer whale caught on camera by Alaskan boaters
Boaters got a "killer" view when they spotted this orca whale in Alaska.
Dam operator fined $501K for polluting Puyallup River
The Washington Department of Ecology has fined dam operator Electron Hydro, LLC, $501,000 for discharging discarded plastic field turf into the Puyallup River.
Feds plan to curtail nontribal salmon fishing off Washington coast to help orcas
Federal officials are planning to curtail nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast in especially bad years to help the Northwest’s endangered killer whales.
Friday Harbor whale watchers treated to sights of 4 whale species on Mother's Day trip
For professional whale watchers, hitting a "Grand Slam" is a rare treat that doesn’t happen often, but a group was treated to such an event on Mother's Day in Friday Harbor.
Southern resident orca pod in best condition in decade
On this Mother’s Day, there is some cause for cautious optimism for some of the most famous mothers in our region, on whom the future of this fragile population of orcas depends.
Feds start review of endangered Southern Resident orcas
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service says it’s starting a five-year status review of the Southern Resident orcas.
It's a girl! J pod's newest southern resident calf brings hope to endangered orcas
A small barrel roll gave Washington whale watchers a gender reveal over the weekend and reason to be hopeful about a pod of endangered southern resident orcas that frequent Puget Sound.
Surprise! New calf spotted in southern resident orca L Pod
Researchers noticed something new when the J, K and L pods were all spotted in the Haro Strait on Tuesday morning: a new calf, L125!