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Researcher spent five decades studying the Pacific Northwest's endangered killer whales and help ended their captivity at marine parks.

Ken Balcomb, founder and senior scientist at the Center of Whale Research in Friday Harbour, Washington, has died at the age of 82.

Ken Balcomb, an orca researcher who championed the endangered species for nearly five decades, dies at 82 years old from prostate cancer in Washington.

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The young whale is named Malachite. He’s been showing off with tail lobs, lunge feeding and breaches in Pierce County waters.

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Fortunately, it doesn't happen very often in the Pacific Northwest that ships collide with whales. But when it does, it's upsetting, tragic and the whale probably dies. Three separate teams have developed smartphone-based systems that can alert commercial mariners to watch out or slow down when there are whales nearby. A recent ride-along on a big container ship demonstrated that real-time whale alerts are still a work in progress.

Predatory orcas have breached a gray whale safe space in Baja California. Could this spell disaster for a species already struggling for survival?

Predatory orcas have breached a gray whale safe space in Baja California. Could this spell disaster for a species already struggling for survival?

The voluntary slowdown trial runs from October 24 to December 22. Researchers will explore potential impacts for Southern Resident killer whales.