For more than five decades, southern resident killer whales have steered clear of Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, avoiding ...

After more than 50 years, Southern Resident orcas were spotted in Penn Cove. It’s the exact place where tragedy struck in the ...

The Orca Conservancy said the sightings made history. Some whale watchers hope it will again raise awareness of the need to ...

Orcas return to the site of the brutal 1970 incident where an estimated 80 orcas were rounded up and captured or killed in ...

In 1970 and 1971, orcas were herded into the cove off Whidbey Island. This month, members of the L pod returned.

Over half a century ago, orcas in Puget Sound were regularly “herded” into Penn Cove by people using boats, planes, nets and ...

On August 8, 1970, Penn Cove saw a large-scale attempt to round up orcas and take them into captivity to be displayed in marine parks. Over 80 orcas were herded into the area using speed boats and ...

For the first time in half a century, a group of killer whales, or orcas, returned to a cove in Washington's Puget Sound. Penn Cove is known for a roundup by hunters that took place in the 1970s.

Whether out of forgiveness, fading memory or just simple animal behavior, the Southern Resident orcas’ L pod — one of three ...

PENN COVE PARK, Wash. — Shore-based whale watchers, researchers and the nonprofit Orca Conservancy said November brought historic moments to Penn Cove, as Southern Resident orcas were reported ...