Most sharks have five gill slits on either side. But Hexanchus griseus, a giant and mysterious shark species, has an even six ...

SEATTLE — A beluga whale was seen in Puget Sound near Commencement Bay Thursday afternoon. It's the third time the beluga whale has been spotted in the region this week. Barbara Mahoney, a biologist ...

With the beluga moving northward but still in Puget Sound, marine mammal response groups are coordinating their efforts in the event the whale needs help or sticks around. Mclean, the veterinary nurse ...

SEATTLE — Animal experts continue to keep an eye on a beluga whale that was spotted thousands of miles away from its usual home. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative ...

Washington’s Puget Sound is famously home to resident and transient orca pods. However, during their yearly migration, a small group of gray whales spends some time in the Sound on their way back to ...

Last week, researchers from Oregon State University documented two shark species in Puget Sound for the first time. They found a broadnose sevengill shark and the critically endangered tope shark. The ...

Almost the entire population of southern resident killer whales gathered in central Puget Sound on Sunday, but the newest member of J Pod, a newborn known as J64, was not among them. According to a ...

Whales have been returning to the Salish Sea earlier than usual, according to a news release from researchers. The whale “Little Patch” is the first of the North Puget Sound Gray Whales, or “Sounders, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For the first time, researchers at Oregon State University have documented two shark species that are new to the Puget Sound, including one critically endangered species.

WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — Endangered Southern Resident orcas were seen in Puget Sound Saturday, the first whales to be see in the area since April. This was the first autumn sighting of the ...

SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle-based animal advocacy non-profit PAWS is hosting one of its most popular fundraisers as a virtual event once again because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The main event, ...

SEATTLE — A beluga whale was seen in Puget Sound near Commencement Bay Thursday afternoon. It's the third time the beluga whale has been spotted in the region this week. Barbara Mahoney, a biologist ...