Historically, killer whale diet research relied on surface sampling of prey fragments, usually scales, helping researchers to determine primarily salmon species. Newer techniques that analyze DNA in ...

ALASKA -- An orca that became stranded on a rocky beach in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Thursday morning was freed with the help of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and ...

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of ...

A long-term study using DNA from whale scat has revealed surprising complexity in the diets of southern Alaska’s fish-eating killer whales.

KAKE, Alaska. – A rare white killer whale was recently spotted off the southeast coast of Alaska. The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) says people on an 80-foot charter boat witnessed the ...

Fishermen in the Bering Sea black cod fishery, off the US state of Alaska, say an increase in orcas picking off their catch is getting so bad, some are foregoing the season altogether. That's ...

Passengers will have the chance to learn how to spot and track whales during MSC Cruises’ first Alaska sailings this summer. The cruise line is set to debut in Alaska this summer and has partnered ...