A routine whale watching tour has taken a dark and rare turn as a pod of orcas showed why they’re called killer whales.

Many of the orcas captured and sent to marine theme parks in the 1960s and 1970s came from the Pacific Northwest. An incident 50 years ago this month changed that. A staffer in then-Washington ...

The rule change would increase the distance boats must keep from the endangered orcas to 1,000 metres from the current 400.

Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

Researchers studying these fascinating animals off the coast of Russia in 2022 discovered traces of an unexpected behavior.

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The footage shows several orcas taking turns with the carcass, highlighting their cooperative ...

Neen Williams-Teramachi will present a concert performance of Brandy Hoang Collier (book), Clare Fuyuko Bierman (lyrics), and ...

Five Star Whale Watching, founded in 1985, said this week that it’s no longer offering tours to tourists and locals.

For over five decades it terrorized the waters off Constantinople. It sunk ships, killed sailors and installed fear in those ...

Eric Brown reports on Britain’s rain‑soaked year, rising wildlife sightings and surprising coastal changes, from orcas and octopuses to ...

On March 6, three orcas showed up in Canada’s Vancouver Harbour, later heading south to Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, that ...

Washington State now requires boats to stay 1,000 yards from Southern Resident killer whales, a rule effective in early 2025.