For a second time, the world watched as Tahlequah, an endangered southern resident killer whale, struggled to keep her dead newborn calf afloat in the Salish Sea. But with Ottawa failing to take ...

Please read the following letter sent by Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada, to the Minister of Environment and ...

The legal action comes after Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault determined the waning population of southern resident killer whales faces imminent threat ...

Researchers detail a life full of tragedy and hardship, adding that Ocean Sun should’ve died years ago, but she persevered.

For a second time, the world watched as Tahlequah, an endangered southern resident killer whale, struggled to keep her dead newborn calf afloat in the Salish Sea.

Backbone Campaign interpreted Tahlequah’s heroic journey in 2018 as a call to action. It turned its energy, creative tools ...

The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just ...

There were just 73 orcas left in the population as of the latest census, in July 2024.  The conservation groups are now ...

An 'imminent threat' assessment in November 2024 set a ticking legal clock that requires two ministers to recommend an ...

Inspiring environmental educators in drawing out students’ and communities’ “inner scientists” is the aim of the Storming the Sound conference, as a banner from the 2018 event urges. This year marked ...

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of ecosystems and ...

Conservation groups filed a legal challenge over the failure of government to make a timely recommendation to Cabinet for an emergency order after determining that Southern Resident killer whales face ...