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The following story is a transcribed version of Sealife Productions’ Florian Graner’s new twelve-minute video Elwha River Salmon...

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...

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...

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...

Lots of people have lots of great ideas. But only a few turn their perceptive concepts into reality. The visionary-to-reality folks are...

Menopause has long been a puzzle for scientists. In most animals, it will be favorable for an individual to continue reproduction...

Fortunately for the endangered Southern Resident orca community (SRKW), their most vocal ally stays focused on what’s possible to save...

On June 6, Center for Whale Research (CWR) staff participated in the Orca Salmon Alliance’s Orca Action Month Kick-off Event hosted at...

The Southern Resident killer whales are well known for their complex societies, with whales living in family units referred to as...

This year, the Center for Whale Research (CWR) celebrates 45 years of ORCA SURVEY: documenting and studying the Southern Resident orca...

We've recently spent quite a bit of time reflecting on our five-decade-long ORCA SURVEY research of the Southern Resident killer whales...

For 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...

We asked CWR Members and supporters to share a short story about a special whale, encounter, or friendship that developed from a shared...

Comment to the Agenda Item concerning Commercial Whale Watching Public Hearing at the December 3-5, 2020 WDFW Commission Meeting By...

A 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...