We recently gathered in Telegraph Cove to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Springer’s rescue. The trip got off to an auspicious start when we saw humpbacks from the deck of the Black Ball ferry, as we made the crossing from ...
Springer A73, Spirit A104 and Storm A116 in 2021. Photo courtesy Ocean Wise. Image captured under DFO Research Permit MML-18 We are heading up to Telegraph Cove this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Springer’s ...
BreachingVashon_MSears Twenty years ago, a young orca was discovered in Puget Sound – lost, alone and 300 miles away from home. Over the next six months, government agencies, nonprofits and businesses worked together to return ...
Spyhopping A73s - Springer, Spirit and Storm. (Photo courtesy Oceanwise MML 18) Last week more than 500 people tuned in for “Telling the Story of Springer,” a webinar co-sponsored by NOAA Office of National Marine ...
Sphyopping Orca (Mark Sears, Permit 21348) Hello everyone! It’s a rainy day in West Seattle, the northwest looking like its usual November self: wet and windy, with the last of the fall leaves clinging to to the trees. Great ...
Exciting news! My book, ” Orca Rescue! The true story of an orphaned orca named Springer“ was published this month by Kids Can Press. The middle grade nonfiction book tells the story of how a young orca was rescued, ...
We are delighted to announce the winners of our Welcome the Orcas Writing Contest, held in December 2020 to celebrate the seasonal return of the endangered southern resident orcas to central Puget Sound. Thank you to everyone who ...
Breaching Southern Resident Puget Sound (Mark Sears Permit 21348) Last Friday, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Commissioners approved rules for commercial whale-watching that will make it easier for the endangered ...
Social 1 Join us to Welcome the Orcas and celebrate the seasonal return of the southern resident orcas to central Puget Sound. This is usually a one-day event in West Seattle – for 2020 the celebration goes through the end of ...
Whale Trail panel at Point Lobos SRA The Whale Trail is featured in the Washington Post Travel section today! Where the Whales Are: Discovering Marine Mammals from Shore Along the Pacific Coast Writer Erin Williams explored Whale ...