Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another child — and heartbreaking photos and video show her again continuing to carry her dead ...

The end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 brought some bittersweet calf news as well as an exciting update for the community that follows Southern Resident killer whales, also known as orcas. The Center ...

Whale researchers in the Pacific Northwest reported a day of extreme highs and lows on the last day of 2024. On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died.

An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks and a distance of 1,000 miles has given birth again, according to the Center for Whale Research.

SEATTLE - The Center for Whale Research has confirmed the loss of J pod calf J61, the latest tragedy for J35, known as Tahlequah. This follows the loss of two previous calves in 2024. J61’s death has ...

An orca that captured the world’s attention in 2018 after she carried her dead newborn calf for weeks appears to be a new mother again, bringing a sign of hope to researchers. The Center for Whale ...

SEATTLE — On this first day of the year, dozens of people chose to start 2025 at Constellation Park in West Seattle. Many had binoculars, some with scopes with the hopes of catching a glimpse of our ...

There is exciting news for the orca community as a new calf has been spotted swimming in the Salish Sea. According to a Facebook post by the Orca Conservancy on Tuesday, the Center for Whale Research ...

The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research.The ...