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  • A group of killer whales swim through a foggy landscape, an island behind them towards the horizon.
    Raincoast updates

    Give killer whales a voice…for years to come

    2026 May 142026 May 14

    What it takes to power conservation that lasts.

    Read More Give killer whales a voice…for years to comeContinue

  • A great grandmother, T059, swims with her great granddaughter, T059A1A, by Pender Island.
    Investigate and inform

    Guided by mom: The matriarchal world of killer whales

    2026 May 102026 May 10

    Like us, motherhood is a lifetime commitment for these mammals.

    Read More Guided by mom: The matriarchal world of killer whalesContinue

  • A Southern Resident killer whale leaps out of the calm water, a trail of water running from their dorsal fin.
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    How will our upcoming killer whale study help endangered Southern Resident killer whales?

    2026 May 12026 May 1

    Sit down with our Cetacean Conservation Research Program Director, Dr. Valeria Vergara, to answer this question.

    Read More How will our upcoming killer whale study help endangered Southern Resident killer whales?Continue

  • J Pod as seen from land.
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    Monitoring on the edge: tracking Southern Residents from a Pender Island bluff

    2026 April 272026 April 27

    Three years observing whales in a vessel-free zone.

    Read More Monitoring on the edge: tracking Southern Residents from a Pender Island bluffContinue

  • Two Southern Resident killer whales break above the ocean's surface for a breath, their dorsal fins peeking above the water.
    Conservation updates

    A noisier Salish Sea: New research and a public education hub document the acoustic crisis facing Southern Resident killer whales

    2026 April 212026 April 22

    New findings from Boundary Pass show the underwater soundscape is degrading, and current protections are not keeping pace.

    Read More A noisier Salish Sea: New research and a public education hub document the acoustic crisis facing Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • J27 cuts through the water with a report cover floating over top: NoiseTracker: Tracking vessel noise and its implications for Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea.

    NoiseTracker: Tracking vessel noise and its implications for Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea

    Read More NoiseTracker: Tracking vessel noise and its implications for Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish SeaContinue

  • A group of three killer whales swim, the one in the centre peeking their face out above the surface, bordered by the dorsal fins of the other two.
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    Clues to help you tell Southern Resident and Bigg’s (transient) killer whales apart

    2026 April 162026 April 15

    Raincoast CSI: Cetacean Species Identification.

    Read More Clues to help you tell Southern Resident and Bigg’s (transient) killer whales apartContinue

  • A scientist sits on board a sailboat wearing headphones, looking out to sea where a killer whale has surfaced to breathe, their breath creating a mist in the air.
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    New research aims to bring underwater noise’s true impact on killer whales into focus

    2026 April 22026 April 2

    Extended periods of time at sea are necessary to collect the data that will bring us closer to understanding – and protecting – killer whales.

    Read More New research aims to bring underwater noise’s true impact on killer whales into focusContinue

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