Scientists have documented two species of shark in Puget Sound for the first time. The two discoveries, each newly published in the journal "Frontiers in Marine Science," began when a recreational ...

SEATTLE – There’s a new pair of apex predators in Puget Sound. Two species of shark, one of which is critically endangered in some places, have been found in South Puget Sound, sparking a bit of ...

Whales have been returning to the Salish Sea earlier than usual, according to a news release from researchers. The whale “Little Patch” is the first of the North Puget Sound Gray Whales, or “Sounders, ...

Woodland Park Zoo is more than a zoological garden and wildlife conservation organization. It is a mini city in the middle of Seattle, home to more than 250 animal species, with over a million ...

OLYMPIA, Wash — Oregon State University researchers made the scientific confirmation of two shark species previously undocumented in the Puget Sound: the broadnose sevengill shark and the critically ...

For the first time, a number of broadnose sevengill sharks and at least one critically endangered soupfin shark are calling south Puget Sound home. Researchers from Oregon State University recently ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For the first time, researchers at Oregon State University have documented two shark species that are new to the Puget Sound, including one critically endangered species.

WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — Endangered Southern Resident orcas were seen in Puget Sound Saturday, the first whales to be see in the area since April. This was the first autumn sighting of the ...

Oregon State University researchers recently confirmed the presence of the broadnose sevengill and endangered soupfin shark in the Puget Sound region. (Courtesy: Jessica Schulte) PUGET SOUND, Wash. — ...

Almost the entire population of southern resident killer whales gathered in central Puget Sound on Sunday, but the newest member of J Pod, a newborn known as J64, was not among them. According to a ...

SEATTLE — Southern Resident killer whales, a critically endangered population that frequents the Puget Sound during the summer and fall, have a more varied diet than previously believed, according to ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Seattle writer David B. Williams will give a talk on Thursday about his book, “Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound.” Writing the book left him with more hope for the ...