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Killer whales

J50 and family

RIP, J50? Friends of the killer whales mourn emaciated orca, but search goes on

The emaciated and ailing killer whale known as J50 or Scarlet has disappeared from her family group, and experts presume… Read More

Microsoft says AI is finally ready for broader use to help solve Earth’s environmental woes

REDMOND, Wash. — Lucas Joppa agrees we’re living in the Information Age. But he wishes that the present tech era… Read More

Chinook salmon

Chinook salmon are shrinking, and Alaska’s killer whales may be among the culprits

King salmon, the big fish that are famous in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, are shrinking — not only in numbers,… Read More

Orca mom and calf

Study links killer whales’ woes to salmon shortage that causes pregnancies to fail

What’s killing the killer whales? After following the whales and analyzing their poop for years, scientists say the Pacific Northwest’s… Read More

Granny the orca

Goodbye to Granny: Researchers mourn disappearance of oldest Puget Sound orca

No body has been sighted, but after months of missing her, researchers have declared that the oldest orca in Puget… Read More

Drones capture exciting new pictures of baby orca

Whale watchers in the Pacific Northwest might be getting the best orca season they’ve had in a while — a… Read More

Scientists are using drones to track and study killer whales

In news of drones doing good, scientists at the Vancouver Aquarium and NOAA are using drones to track, take pictures… Read More

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