Lack of Chinook salmon and the stress it is placing on the endangered Southern Resident Orca populat
In this 4:30 minute interview with Ken Balcomb in July 2017, he talks about the lack of Chinook salmon and the stress it is placing on...
Home on the Range
Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research founder and senior scientist, responding to the misconception that the Southern Resident killer...
How long does it take for a dorsal fin to straighten?
When a killer whale calf is born, it's dorsal fin is bent over. When we first saw J49, in August 2012, it's fin was bent. We wondered how...
Finding Acceptance
The second in a series of video excerpts from our Celebrating Science workshop held on July 21, 2017, on San Juan Island. Dr. Astrid van...
How do Orcas cope with loss?
The first in a series of video excerpts from our Celebrating Science workshop held on July 21, 2017, on San Juan Island. Dr. Astrid van...
Big Year for Bigg’s Killer Whales
T36 and T137A - Photo by Dave Ellifrit/CWR The Center for Whale Research (whaleresearch.com) has been monitoring Southern Resident and...
My Visit to the Snake
The story below was written by the Center for Whale Research’s founder and senior scientist Ken Balcomb, who has been studying the...
The Case For Salmon Restoration
The federal government has stated, “Perhaps the greatest change in food availability for resident killer whales since the late 1800s has...
The Case For Salmon Restoration
J39 Chasing a Salmon during an encounter in March, 2017-Photo by Dave Ellifrit The federal government has stated, “Perhaps the greatest...
Mournful Movements
One of our first photos of J52, taken on April 7, 2015. He was first seen on March 30th of that year. The first known calf of J36....
