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There were two sightings that happened roughly a day apart in Commencement Bay and Elliott Bay.

A lone beluga whale, far from its Alaskan home, has been swimming in Puget Sound waters off Tacoma this week and whale experts dont know why.

Where are the resident orca whales in WA? Researchers mark 100 days without J-pod in the Salish Sea by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI Washingtons whale watchers used to be able to observe the states three resident orca pods on a near daily basis in the Salish Sea during the peak spring and summer months. But now, the resident whales are becoming an increasingly rare sight. One of the resident orca pods, the J-pod, havent been documented in the Salish Sea for over 100 days. While t...

The orca appeared to be "playing" with the family in their boat off Camano Island. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 9:11 PM PDT July 1, 2021 CAMANO ISLAND, Wash. — Typically people venture out on Puget Sound looking for orcas, but for one lucky family, the orca found them. Deborah Syna, her husband Dirk and their daughter Nina took their boat out on the water for the first time during summer, and it didnt take long for them to make a new friend. "It was quite an...

This group of gray whales seems to have figured out a new feeding strategy. To fatten up as they migrate from Baja to the Arctic, they take a detour to Puget Sound.

This group of gray whales seems to have figured out a new feeding strategy. To fatten up as they migrate from Baja to the Arctic, they take a detour to Puget Sound.

Washington State Puffins Subject of Talk on N. Oregon Coast - The State of the Endangered Tufted Puffins in Washington State happens online, June 9

Photos: Washington whale watchers report grand slam sightings of four species in one day by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI A few lucky Washington whale watchers got a Mothers Day treat over the weekend: a coveted "grand slam" with sightings of four different species in a single day. The Pacific Whale Watchers Association reported that two professional whale watching companies had grand slams on Sunday, spotting a minke and a gray whale in Rosario Strait, a humpback mom and calf nea...

Young elephant seal rescued from storm drain on Whidbey Island Elephant seals are rare in the Puget Sound area. The seal, later named Elwood, was believed to be treading water in the drain for several hours. Credit: South Whidbey Fire/EMS Elwood the elephant seal was rescued from a stormwater drainage vault on south Whidbey Island. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 9:46 AM PDT April 29, 2021 WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — A young elephant seal was rescued from a s...

Seal rescued from storm drain on Whidbey Island KIRO 7 News Staff Crews rescued from a storm drain earlier this week on Whidbey Island. On Tuesday night, crews responded to a report of a seal caught in a storm drain near Old Beach Road in the Mutiny Bay area. When crews from South Whidbey Fire/EMS, Island County Sheriff’s Office, Langley Police Department and the Orca Network arrived, they found a young elephant seal, also known as Elwood, trapped in a vault of a stormwater dr...