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. By Lodie Gilbert Budwill, Community Relations Coordinator We understand this year has...

With the latest announcement from the SR3 drone photogrammetry team that several Southern Residents are pregnant, we thought it was a...

Four levels of social structure have been identified among Resident killer whales L86 and L47 displaying their right saddle patch...

Left and right dorsal fin and saddle patch ID photograph of Southern Resident orca, J27 Centre for Whale Research © 2020. If you aren't...

It’s a question I am asked a lot, and the answer has some important history attached to it. By Katie Jones, CWR Orca Survey Outreach &...