Northern resident orcas like this one live primarily in the cleaner, quieter waters of northern Vancouver Island and Southeast Alaska, where there also are more fish to eat. They are the same animal as the southern residents that frequent Puget Sound, eating the same diet, and even sharing som...
ABOUT THIS SERIES“Hostile Waters” exposes the plight of Puget Sound's southern resident killer whales, among our region's most enduring symbols and most endangered animals. The Seattle Times examines the role humans have played in their decline, what can be done about it...
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 ...