Scientists deliver live salmon to sick, endangered orca Scientists have taken an unprecedented step to save one of the Salish Sea’s 75 endangered orcas: They tried to feed her in the wild. John Ryan
Mama orca carries dead calf for third week As scientists searched Salish sea waters for the young, emaciated orca known as J50, they spotted her relative, still carrying her dead calf. Ruby de Luna
J50 has been found. Now biologists must figure out how to save this young orca J50 is alive. The emaciated, 3 1/2-year-old orca had seemingly gone missing over the weekend, leading some biologists to worry that she may have died.... Jill Jackson Isolde Raftery
'No do-over' for orca task force grappling with Southern Resident pod Laura Blackmore of Puget Sound Partnership speaks with KUOW's Kim Malcolm about the task force kicking off on Tuesday to discuss the overall health of... Andy Hurst Kim Malcolm
Orca deaths: 'Something is really wrong with our ecosystem' Last Tuesday, a new Orca calf was born to one of Puget Sound’s resident pods. The birth should have been a moment of celebration for the endangered... Amina Al-Sadi Bill Radke
3 fascinating orca facts we didn't know before In honor of Orca Awareness Month in Washington state, here are three facts about orcas we didn't know before, courtesy of a talk by Prof. Jason Colby of... Kara McDermott NPR Staff
After whale goes missing, endangered orca population drops to 30-year low An endangered killer whale has gone missing and is presumed dead, but it's not the only orca in trouble in Washington waters. Eight local orcas have... John Ryan
Seattle's ship canal project will cost $150 million more than expected Seattle and King County will have to pay tens of millions of dollars more than expected for their major utility project. The two governments are... Paige Browning
Lolita the orca was taken from Puget Sound. The Lummi want her back At Penn Cove, on the north end of Whidbey Island, gulls and other birds fly overhead, and a muddy beach leads down to the water. It’s quiet today, but,... Eilís O'Neill
Volunteers are counting every species around Puget Sound How many different plant and animal species exist in the Puget Sound region? That's what hundreds of volunteers have been trying to answer as part of... Casey Martin
