Watch: Bigg's killer whales hunting seals along rocky Salish Sea coastline

There are two distinct populations of killer whales in the Salish Sea. The most famous are the so-called Southern Resident killer whales, an endangered clan currently down to 73 members. But there’s …

Video: How can animals like orcas that breathe voluntarily sleep? It's a team thing

We know that killer whales are unusually social animals. Even the way that orcas sleep is social, something shared. It’s something beautiful to behold.

I was still sipping my morning coffee one of the …

For the Lummi people, returning Miami's captive orca to the Salish Sea is about saving family

Second of two parts:

In many regards, the conditions of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut’s confinement in a concrete pool have been something of a perverse joke, down to her stage name of “Lolita.”

At the time of …

Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, the last surviving captive Southern Resident orca, has a shot at returning home

First of two parts:

Her Lummi name is Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (pronounced SKA-li CHUKH-teNOT). It references the cove on Whidbey Island where she was captured as a calf in August 1970. She has other …