Puget Sound is a Pacific Northwest paradise on the western edge of Washington. Specifically, it's an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, with waterways, islands, and major cities bordering the water. Seattle is the largest of these cities, with Puget Sound comprising its downtown waterfront district. ...
Today, only one Puget Sound whale still survives from the capture era: Tokitae, or Lolita,held 48 years at the Miami Seaquarium. A few years ago, Griffin went to go visit. Seeing her, he said, he had no regrets. Not about her. Not about any of...
In August, researcher Ken Balcomb, founding director of the Center for Whale Research, got a call to come document dark dorsals cutting the water offshore of the mouth of the Elwha. Twin monarchs of the Northwest, Puget Sound's orcas and king salmon, were back in their home waters. At...