This collection of articles about whales in the Pacific Northwest highlights new births and unusual behaviors. One story focuses on a killer whale becoming a first-time mom with a calf spotted in the ...

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals.

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The study authors observed the practice in Southern Resident killer whales while sailing in the Salish Sea off the Pacific ...

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Salmon in the Pacific Northwest Are Facing a New Threat: Booming Populations of Seals and Sea Lions The mammals’ return to the region represented a conservation success story, but their appetite ...

The devoted sailors decided to take on a father-child quest after supporting their wife and mother, Melissa Roberts, last year in Race to Alaska. Washington 360 serves a higher purpose for Hazel, a ...

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SEATTLE — A new Bigg’s orca calf was spotted in the Salish Sea last week among a group of more than a dozen killer whales, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Association. The baby was seen ...

Legalized capture of and euthanizing California and Steller sea lions has helped prevent the extinction of multiple northwestern fish species.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Sounders will have a new look this season. Their Salish Sea Kit honors the flowing nature of the water in the Puget Sound and Salish Sea. It was designed over two years by ...

Whales have been returning to the Salish Sea earlier than usual, according to a news release from researchers. The whale “Little Patch” is the first of the North Puget Sound Gray Whales, or ...