GREENBANK, Wash. (AP) - As many as a dozen transient killer whales have been reported in Puget Sound this week, hunting for seals and sea lions. Howard Garrett of the Orca Network in Greenbank said ...

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 ...

The oldest member of the small population of endangered Puget Sound orcas has been missing for months and is now likely dead, bringing the toll of dead or missing whales to seven in 2016, researchers ...

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 ...

A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering onto the stern ...

The charismatic killer whale, or orca, is the totem species of northwest Washington and coastal British Columbia. This intelligent, social predator is known to form lasting social bonds and lives in ...

Southern Resident orcas of the J pod are pictured in an undated photo. Marla Smith, Orca Network Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Boaters are being asked to practice vigilance in Puget Sound as ...

The mother orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, has been seen carrying her deceased calf for at least 11 days, drawing attention ...

LONG BEACH, Wash. -- Biologists say a dead killer whale that washed up near Long Beach over the weekend was a juvenile endangered Puget Sound orca. The National Marine Fisheries Service and Center for ...

If you are out on the water in the South Sound this holiday weekend, keep your eyes peeled for some unique visitors. As many as a dozen transient killer whales have been reported in Puget Sound this ...