This is the first of its kind along the West Coast and now offers data on where orcas are traveling overnight, which ...

A female orca and calf near the San Juan Islands in Washington state's Puget Sound. (NOAA Fisheries/Vancouver Aquarium via AP, File) SEATTLE — For more than a century, killer whales have been ...

Puget Sound; Science; Puget Sound orcas beat up and even kill porpoises, new research reveals. But why? Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:00 am Updated Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:53 am . By . Lynda V. Mapes.

In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has observers wondering if the trend has returned.

TACOMA, Wash. — A pod of orca whales was spotted playing in Commencement Bay near Tacoma. Video shared with KOMO News by ...

The year was 1987. Beverly Hills Cop II and the Bangles' "Walk Like An Egyptian" were at the top of the charts. And up in Washington State’s Puget Sound, orcas were swimming around with dead ...

A discovery of unique killer whale behavior may be the first documented time a marine species has been seen using and ...

Orcas are wearing dead salmon on their heads in a sound in Washington. Youtube. The dead salmon hat trend of 1987, which also originated in Puget Sound, started with just one female orca who began ...

O ver half a century ago, orcas in Puget Sound were regularly “herded” into Penn Cove by people using boats, planes, nets and even explosives. The purpose of these brutal events was to capture ...

They are asking vessels to voluntarily reduce their speeds in a section of Puget Sound where orcas are often present. It’s a 22 nautical mile long stretch that reaches from Port Townsend to ...

Puget Sound; These Puget Sound orcas could be designated as distinct species . March 27, 2024 at 6:00 am Updated March 27, 2024 at 6:00 am . By . Lynda V. Mapes. Seattle Times environment reporter.

In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has observers wondering if the trend has returned.