Orcas

travel-and-outdoors

Orcas in Washington are most reliably encountered in the waters around the Salish Sea and the San Juan Islands, where the endangered southern resident population spends much of...

marine-wildlife

The orca yacht attack refers to a documented incident in which a wild orca (Orcinus orca) physically interacted with a sailing yacht in coastal waters, resulting in structural d...

animals

Lolita, also known as Tokitae, is a female Southern Resident orca captured in 1970 from the waters near Washington State. She has lived at Miami Seaquarium since then, making he...

marine-wildlife-safety

Orca boat interactions happen when wild killer whales approach, investigate, or contact vessels, most often in regions where their foraging and social behavior overlap with boat...