The emaciated and ailing killer whale known as J50 or Scarlet has disappeared from her family group, and experts presume that she’s dead. Nevertheless, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — Lucas Joppa agrees we’re living in the Information Age. But he wishes that the present tech era wasn’t so navel gazingly focused on Homo sapiens. “I want… Read More
King salmon, the big fish that are famous in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, are shrinking — not only in numbers, but in size as well. A study published today in… Read More
What’s killing the killer whales? After following the whales and analyzing their poop for years, scientists say the Pacific Northwest’s population is dwindling primarily due to a chronic lack of… Read More
No body has been sighted, but after months of missing her, researchers have declared that the oldest orca in Puget Sound’s J pod is presumed dead. The loss of J2,… Read More
Whale watchers in the Pacific Northwest might be getting the best orca season they’ve had in a while — a new baby orca, L122, has been spotted with the help… Read More
In news of drones doing good, scientists at the Vancouver Aquarium and NOAA are using drones to track, take pictures and study killer whales off the coast of British Columbia.… Read More