Researchers are cautiously optimistic, although two of the last four calves born to Southern Residents have died.

A new baby orca born to J Pod is a ray of hope for the endangered southern resident killer whales. J63 was spotted by Mark ...

The young Bigg's, or transient, orca was first spotted in the eastern Juan de Fuca Strait in Washington state on March 20.

It’s a different story with the Bigg’s killer whales, also known as transient whales, which just saw a new calf as well. Unlike Southern Residents, Bigg’s have more diverse prey, including ...

(KOIN) — Southern resident orcas from the L Pod made a rare appearance ... most of the orca sightings on the Oregon coast are the transient or Bigg’s orcas that eat marine mammals,” the ...

The young Bigg’s orca, which has been designated T046B3A, was photographed on Thursday alongside its mother, Sedna, a 14-year-old and part of a well-known line of transient killer whales in the ...