This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. The Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO), led by Ted Jeffries, plans on reuniting Luna with his pod, which means capturing the young orca. This move by DFO does not sit well with Mike and the band, who see the […]
A pair of orcas drove great white sharks away from a stretch of South African coast after killing five sharks over just a few months in 2017, according to a new study. Great whites used to dominate areas of the Gansbaai coast, around 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of Cape Town, but have been avoiding […]
The youngest orca at SeaWorld San Diego died at the animal theme park from an illness, leaving those who cared for her heartbroken. On Wednesday, Amaya, the 6-year-old orca, started showing signs of an illness so animal care specialists and veterinarians began treating her, SeaWorld said in a statement. Almost 24 hours later, SeaWorld said, […]
A group of fishermen were out looking for Yellowtail off the coast of San Diego when a curious orca broke off from its pod and swam over to the boat. And a rare white killer whale has been spotted off the coast of British Columbia.
After SeaWorld announced that a 30-year-old orca, Kayla, died on Jan. 28, an animal advocate said that it’s not typical for killer whales to die so young. For an orca, “30 is prime of life,” Dr. Naomi Rose, a marine-mammal scientist at the Animal Welfare Institute who has been critical of SeaWorld in the past, told […]
Over the years, scientists have identified dams, pollution, and vessel noise as causes of the troubling decline of the Pacific Northwest’s resident killer whales. Now, they may have found a new and more surprising culprit: pink salmon. Four salmon researchers were perusing data several months ago on the website of the Center for Whale Research, […]
SEATTLE—Federal biologists said they are preparing a plan to capture and treat a sick on Sept.12, critically endangered orca if there is no other way to save her in the wild. Officials said they will intervene and rescue the orca only if she becomes stranded or separated from the rest of her tightly knit group […]
Newly released video footage showed a stranded orca being returned to the sea by a team of rescue personnel in Argentina. Teams rushed to Nueva Atlantis on Friday night, Aug. 24 after the orca became stranded. The team of rescuers from Fundación Mundo Marino, accompanied by the Argentine Naval Prefecture and Civil Defense, attempted to […]
