Remembering and honoring a beloved local orca Written by CWR founder Ken Balcomb (1940-2022) on December 31, 2016. MY FIRST ACQUAINTANCE...

Orca BEHAVIORS Few things, in nature, are as impressive as when a multi-ton animal launches itself out of the water. Everyone, seasoned...

On March 13, 2024, the international science and technology journal Nature published a Center for Whale Research (CWR) paper titled The...

The loss of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae/Toki) this past week has brought great sadness to all who know, love, and care for this...

Recently the Center for Whale Research (CWR) published an exciting new paper about rake marks on killer whales, particularly males, and...

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: The Center for Whale Research’s (CWR) Lodie Gilbert Budwill spent the better part of July 11, 2022, aboard the CWR...

The CWR team chose Washington State’s LIFE PROOF BOATS to build a rugged, safe, stable, and spacious research vessel to navigate in the...

Bigg’s killer whale females maintain close relationships with their adult sons, while daughters disperse Post-reproductive mother T60 and...

A step-by-step account of a CWR orca encounter Have you ever wondered what it’s like to spend time on the water with orcas? Where it’s...