Orcas off B.C.'s coast have been critically endangered for many years, and scientists have found that a lack of genetic variability may be why. A new study out of Washington state, published ...
Southern resident orcas are large and at the top of the food chain. The orcas are native to the Pacific Northwest with their ...
Another North Atlantic right whale has turned up dead, this time off the coast of Virginia in late March. A necropsy found the endangered whale, a mother to a young calf, had suffered ...
Researchers found evidence of inbreeding and small colonies in rusty patched bumblebee populations. A first-of-its-kind rangewide genetic study of the endangered rusty patched bumblebee found ...
PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — A petition to list the Southern Resident killer whale as endangered was accepted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday. With a population of ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that acoustic fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales were once the muscles and bone marrow of the ... Caller ID of the Sea: Tagging ...
Orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are among the ocean's most captivating inhabitants. Reknowned for their striking beauty and complex social structures orcas have long fascinated scientists and ...
SEATTLE— Responding to legal pressure from the Center for Biological Diversity, the federal government finalized a new rule today expanding critical habitat protection along the West Coast for ...
Newly published science suggests orcas may be not just one but three distinct species. Researchers say that, based on what they've found, the killer whales deep in the Pacific Ocean should get ...
A new study suggests that two killer whale populations in the North Pacific are distinct enough to be considered separate species. By Emily Anthes Killer whales are some of the most cosmopolitan ...
Orcas are actually large dolphins, and for decades people have sought to profit off of killer whales, even when it has put ...