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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s been a bad year for salmon too—the primary prey of southern resident orca.

It’s certainly one of the more unique jobs a dog can get, but their ability to sniff out orca scat is often central in assessing the health of ailing whales. Authorities plan to use this method in the ...

A video taken last Sunday in Western Washington shows orca whales swimming by a boat with an excited yellow lab on board. Jaycee and Kate Butler were on their 22-foot boat last just north of San Juan ...

FRIDAYHARBOR, Wash. -- A research vessel following orcas feeding off the west side of San Juan Island Thursday was driven by a human but guided by a dog. The crew of the boat works for University of ...