Por: WPLG Local 10 Nation March 20, 2023
SEATTLE – People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest's endangered killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and the legacy of having many of their number captured for display in marine parks.They've and to create wetland habitat for Chinook salmon, the orcas' most important food. They’ve limited commercial fishing to try to ensure prey for the whales. They've and... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA World March 20, 2023
An adult female killer whale (J16) is seen swimming with her calf (J50), in 2015. New research suggests that inbreeding may be a key reason that the Pacific Northwest’s endangered population of killer whales has failed to recover despite decades of conservation efforts. NOAA... + más
Orcas filmed terrorizing humpback whales in battle off Washington coast | Newsweek
Researchers: Inbreeding a big problem for endangered orcas | WPLG Local 10
Los Angeles Times USA Science December 17, 2022
Ken Balcomb, a researcher who spent nearly five decades studying the Pacific Northwest's charismatic and endangered killer whales — and whose findings helped end their capture for display at marine parks in the 1970s — died at a ranch on Washington's Olympic... + más
World's loneliest orca kept isolated for 11 years: Tantamount to torture | Newsweek
Los Angeles Times USA Nation October 21, 2022
A deadly new threat may be on the horizon for gray whales — a species already suffering from a mysterious decline in population. For the first time in known history, orcas have been observed in the grays' Mexican refuge: the warm, shallow lagoons of the Baja Peninsula,... + más
New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon | Los Angeles Times
New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calfing lagoon | Los Angeles Times
Newsweek USA Tech October 14, 2022
Orcas are continuing to attack sailboats off the coast of Spain and Portugal, and scientists might be closer to understanding why.Since 2020, there have been hundreds of interactions between orcas and boats off the coast of both Spain and Portugal. The encounters have ranged... + más
Newsweek USA World October 07, 2022
A captive whale dubbed the world's loneliest orca is experiencing a situation tantamount to torture, according to an expert.The killer whale, known as Kiska, is being kept at MarineLand, a theme zoo and amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario. She has been held in... + más
Orca from Russia's infamous whale jail spotted thriving in wild | Newsweek
Photos show evidence of teeth pulling, live burials in Russian torture room | Newsweek
Newsweek USA Nation October 03, 2022
Orcas have been filmed terrorizing a pair of humpback whales in a deep sea battle off the Washington coast.The incident was captured by crew members aboard a whale watching tour in the Salish Sea—on the Juan de Fuca Strait near the U.S./Canada border.Crew members on a boat... + más
Humpback whales spotted charging orca trying to hunt in Monterey Bay | Newsweek
Migaloo take two? Rare albino humpback whale pictured swimming with mom | Newsweek
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