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 ...

ADMIRALTY INLET, Wash. — For the first time this fall, members of the endangered Southern Resident orca population were spotted in Puget Sound. The sighting was highly anticipated by researchers and ...

Some wildlife species have the incredible talent of imitating human sounds and behavior. For instance, birds like parrots can quickly learn to say certain words and phrases, capturing the attention of ...

A plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington's Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to ...

Almost the entire population of southern resident killer whales gathered in central Puget Sound on Sunday, but the newest ...

SEATTLE — A baby orca just a few days old was spotted in the Puget Sound on Tuesday. The Center for Whale Research (CWR) said it received reports and photos from killer whaleresearchers Maya and Mark ...

A baby orca has been spotted with the Puget Sound population of killer whales. The new arrival -- scientists don't know yet if it's male or female -- brings the number of orcas up to 86. The ...

A record number of "transient" orcas seen in Puget Sound this summer has whale watchers excited and some biologists curious. There have been a record number of sightings of so-called "transient" orca ...

On March 20, an orca calf was spotted in the Puget Sound. That alone is cause for excitement, but this calf has an interesting story: The calf is related to a killer whale that was captured by ...