A rare and striking white orca was spotted off the coast of Rausu, on the volcanic Japanese island of Hokkaido.

“This was the first white killer whale I've encountered in 15 years of photographing killer whales in Rausu,” wrote Hayakawa on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). While people on ...

A rare group of endangered southern resident killer whales was spotted off Oregon’s central coast Monday, March 24, about three miles offshore near Cape Foulweather, just north of Depoe Bay.

Using underwater explosives, planes and power boats, they corralled the killer whales into a net, in hopes of taking them into captivity to entertain guests at marine parks. The men had a federal ...

A critically endangered killer whale group has welcomed a new calf after it was spotted for the first time near Washington. The Southern Resident killer whale baby was discovered April 6 in the Salish ...

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species, ...

A newborn orca discovered east of Victoria near the San Juan Islands has been identified as a descendant of one of the last killer whales captured in Washington state for SeaWorld. The young Bigg ...

A Bigg’s killer whale calf is seen swimming alongside its mom in the Salish Sea off Washington. Caio Ribeiro Eagle Wing Tours / Pacific Whale Watch Association A killer whale has become a first ...