Salish Sea

Three southern resident killer whales have been declared dead by the Center for Whale Research, bringing the population down to 73.

Elected representatives from Salish Sea communities have urged the prime minister to reconsider the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, citing the orca Tahlequah as "our canary in a coal mine."

An endangered orca's "tour of grief" is over after she spent nearly three weeks towing her dead calf around the Pacific Ocean, researchers said on Sunday, August 12, 2018.

A West Coast whale watching collective is demanding closer access for its members to more abundant killer whale populations after the federal government imposed a 200-metre viewing distance limit to protect the endangered southern resident orcas.

The fate of two of British Columbia’s most iconic animals and the ecosystems and economies that depend on them rests in our hands, writes famed Canadian scientist David Suzuki.

Researchers are hoping the exhaled breath of killer whales living off the coast of British Columbia can provide some insight into the endangered animals' health.

Researchers say they suspect one of the oldest killer whales in the West Coast’s southern resident population has died.

A sacred fire and a prayer to Mother Earth for protection of the land and water from the looming threat of pipelines.

A new report on the Salish Sea region, where Kinder Morgan plans to ship diluted bitumen, says the area is too valuable to be at risk of a major oil spill