Archived photos reveal that the orcas in Tom's pod all had deformities, suggesting a high level of inbreeding. The low genetic health of these orcas may have also contributed to their demise ...

Scientists at the Raincoast Conservation Foundation are sifting through killer whale poop to search for DNA that will shed ...

"It was obvious that he was in trouble." A veteran diver with years of experience snorkeling with orcas, de Latour swam up and recorded the tragic scene. Hunchy looked skinny and starved as he ...

Bigg’s are “The Other Killer Whale” — not the salmon-eating endangered southern resident killer whales, but the orcas thriving ... and ability to reproduce. Inbreeding is also taking ...

CNW/ - The sight of a breaching orca can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. With a similar lifespan to humans and complex ...

Some say they have successly deterred orcas by playing loud heavy metal songs through underwater speakers, describing the method as a “game changer”. In recent years sailors in the area have ...

The orcas have done it again ... Portugal and Morocco is considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Fifty years ago, in a moment of bipartisanship that's hard to imagine today, Congress passed the Endangered Species ... declining genetic fitness by inbreeding, and loss of genetic diversity ...

An expedition through an Indonesian mountain range led to researchers capturing rare video of an endangered species that hasn't been spotted in over 60 years. Researchers with Expedition Cyclops ...

Other evidence lends credence to this theory. Archived photos reveal that the orcas in Tom’s pod all had deformities, suggesting a high level of inbreeding. The low genetic health of these orcas may ...