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A killer whale in the Salish Sea is observed harassing a porpoise, a behavior that has long perplexed scientists. A study from Wild Orca and UC Davis’ SeaDoc Society investigates what may be behind it ...

A YouTube video from BioArk delves into the hunting and killing methods of orcas, specifically their approach to targeting moose. It may sound impossible when you think of a sea mammal hunting a land ...

Understanding diet composition is fundamental to making conservation and management decisions about depleted species, particularly when nutritional stress is a potential threat hindering recovery.