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February 1, 2022
Scientists aboard the King County research vessel ‘SoundGuardian’ Tuesday deployed a buoy that will monitor underwater noise in Puget Sound – which poses risks to our southern resident orca population.
November 2, 2021
Whale watchers have spotted a record number of humpback calves in inland Pacific Northwest waters this season. There was also a record streak of Bigg's killer whale sightings that just ended, according to a local whale research nonprofit. Those observations offer some good news to offset the ongoing concern about the survival of the Northwest's iconic, but critically endangered resident orcas.
October 29, 2021
Whale watchers have spotted a record number of humpback calves in inland Pacific Northwest waters this season. There was also a record streak of Bigg's killer whale sightings that just ended, according to a local whale research nonprofit. Those observations offer some good news to offset the ongoing concern about the survival of the Northwest's iconic, but critically endangered resident orcas.
October 27, 2021
Analysis of genetic material from the whale shows it's most likely from a large beluga population in the Beaufort Sea.
October 25, 2021
The beluga whale spotted in Puget Sound earlier this month is believed to be from the Beaufort Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska.
October 14, 2021
Animal experts continue to keep an eye on a beluga whale that was spotted thousands of miles away from its usual home.