Florian Graner/Sealife ProductionsDec 13, 20218 minHere come the Kings!The following story is a transcribed version of Sealife Productions’ Florian Graner’s new twelve-minute video Elwha River Salmon...
Center for Whale ResearchOct 21, 20215 minA bird’s-eye view of orcas! How, when, and why?In the following Q & A with CWR’s Dr. Michael Weiss, we learn what it’s like to fly a drone over top of whales and the new knowledge...
Dr. Michael WeissAug 18, 20214 minKiller whale “peanut head”What is it, when does it happen, and what are the causes? Several weeks ago, K21, the oldest male killer whale (orca) in the Southern...
Center for Whale ResearchAug 13, 202111 minCAPTURED! Sold to the highest bidder!In the early 1970s, more than 100 orcas were round-up and held captive in Penn Cove, Washington. Ten of these whales were sold to marine...
Center for Whale ResearchAug 3, 20215 minWill an insightful outreach and education approach help bring back the Southern Resident orcas?Lots of people have lots of great ideas. But only a few turn their perceptive concepts into reality. The visionary-to-reality folks are...
Mia Lybkaer Kronborg NielsenJul 23, 20214 minNew evidence of menopause in Bigg’s Transient killer whalesMenopause has long been a puzzle for scientists. In most animals, it will be favorable for an individual to continue reproduction...
Center for Whale ResearchJun 29, 20216 minJust because it seems impossible doesn’t mean it is.Fortunately for the endangered Southern Resident orca community (SRKW), their most vocal ally stays focused on what’s possible to save...
Center for Whale ResearchJun 22, 20213 minScience in ActionOn June 6, Center for Whale Research (CWR) staff participated in the Orca Salmon Alliance’s Orca Action Month Kick-off Event hosted at...
Dr. Michael WeissJun 17, 20213 minObserving orcas from the air gives a novel look into their social structureThe Southern Resident killer whales are well known for their complex societies, with whales living in family units referred to as...
Dave EllifritJun 15, 20214 minA mini-Superpod in 1995This year, the Center for Whale Research (CWR) celebrates 45 years of ORCA SURVEY: documenting and studying the Southern Resident orca...
Center for Whale ResearchJun 8, 20214 minAct in Granny's Memory during Orca Action MonthWe've recently spent quite a bit of time reflecting on our five-decade-long ORCA SURVEY research of the Southern Resident killer whales...
Katie JonesMar 15, 20214 minThis is the story of J6For many years J pod contained three very iconic males - J1, J3, and J6. J6 was estimated to have been born in 1956 and was already a...
Center for Whale ResearchFeb 11, 202115 minWhale Love StoriesWe asked CWR Members and supporters to share a short story about a special whale, encounter, or friendship that developed from a shared...
Center for Whale ResearchDec 3, 20204 minThe Fundamental Problem with the SRKWsComment to the Agenda Item concerning Commercial Whale Watching Public Hearing at the December 3-5, 2020 WDFW Commission Meeting By...
Lodie Gilbert BudwillSep 15, 20205 minLegendary SuperpodA rare close-up Superpod with CWR’s Ken Balcomb. We understand this year has been challenging for many. It is our continued hope you are...