He helped fight to free the whales known as the Budd Inlet Six. It was the last time orcas were captured in United States ...

March 7, 2026 marks 50 years since the “Budd Inlet Six” orcas were captured near Olympia, the last reported orca capture in U ...

Orcas regularly surface for air, with average dive times lasting between three and five minutes. (Lily Roby/Courthouse News Service) FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (CN) — Blue and silver mist splashes in the ...

The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These giant dolphins are the ocean's true apex predator, preying on great white sharks and other lesser predators. But for all their ...

A two-kilometer fiber-optic cable now resting on the seafloor off the San Juan Islands could revolutionize how scientists track and protect endangered orcas, offering what researchers describe as ...