Article: Environmental Model Developed by Trent University Researcher Shows That Killer Whales Retain High Concentrations of PCBs; Dr. Brendan Hickie Predicts Ongoing Health Risks to Orcas in the Pacific Northwest.

Article: Killer whales in Hawaiian waters: information on population identity and feeding habits (1).
Pacific Science;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Abstract: Killer whales (Orcinus orca) have only infrequently...and most of what is known about killer whales worldwide comes from studies in...waters. Here we present 21 records of killer whales from within the Hawaiian Exclusive...

Article: Interview: Volker Deecke discusses study exploring the way seals distinguish between dangerous killer whales and those whose diets only include fish
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  November 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ......seals distinguish between dangerous killer whales and those whose diets only include...explores how seals can distinguish between killer whales that would eat them for dinner and...dangerous to them? Mr. DEECKE: Well, killer whales communicate with underwater calls...

Article: Pirates in tuxedos: as a fisherman in the Bering Sea, I've seen killer whales up close - and they're not cute.(a commercial fisherman describes his intense dislike of killer whales and the damage they can cause)(Brief Article)(Column)
Newsweek;  April 27, 1998 ;     700+ words ......fisherman in the Bering Sea, I've seen killer whales up close--and they're not cute I see...me looks up at his framed poster of killer whales with a puzzled frown. All he sees is...I start to explain why I don't like killer whales, my wife hunches her shoulders and...

Article: Killer Whales
Canadian Encyclopedia;      700+ words ......TRITES Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Killer Whales Author: A.W. TRITES Killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) are found in all the oceans...reliable visitors along the Pacific coast. Killer whales in BC can be individually identified from...

Article: Killer whales blamed for decline of Scottish seals
The Independent - London;  April 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Attacks by killer whales may be helping to drive the sudden...unexplained, but a new theory is that killer whales, or orcas, the bulky, black-and-whi...has turned the spotlight on to killer whales, suggesting that they may be preying...

Article: Outrage as fishermen slaughter killer whales
The Sunday Telegraph London;  April 15, 2007 ;     649 words ......by killing up to one in six of the killer whales that live in and around the Strait...rifles are used by fishermen to stop killer whales hunting the tuna, which make twice...Conservationists say up to five of the 33 killer whales in the area have fallen victim to the...

Article: Analysis: Recent scientific study suggests that killer whales may be to blame for the disappearances of various marine mammals in the Northern Pacific
NPR All Things Considered;  September 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ......scientific study suggests that killer whales may be to blame for the disappearances...has proposed a new explanation: killer whales. NPR's Christopher Joyce has more. CHRISTOPHER JOYCE reporting: Killer whales are top predators. They hunt...

Article: TALES OF TWO ORCAS - The more scientists learn about killer whales, the more differences they find between resident pods and transient travelers.
National Wildlife;  December 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...ONE OF THE MANY THINGS killer whales do well is turn on a dime in...follow them. Like other dolphins, killer whales can make clicking sounds to locate...of the outstanding traits of killer whales, or orcas, the largest and fastest...

Article: Older killer whales make better mothers
Xinhua News Agency;  February 2, 2009 ;     298 words ...Older killer whales make better mothers WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Killer whales (Orcinus orca) nearing the menopause may be...coordinated a team of researchers who studied killer whales inhabiting the inland and nearshore waters...

Article: Killer whales blamed for seal numbers fall
The Scotsman;  April 15, 2008 ;     472 words ...GROWING numbers of killer whales in Scotland's seas could be to...University of Aberdeen, has suggested killer whales, or orcas, could be preying on...analysed inshore sightings of killer whales around the Northern Isles and...

Article: Acoustic Behavior of Antarctic Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Recorded Near the Ice Edge of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
Aquatic Mammals;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......recordings of a group of seven to nine killer whales (Orcinus orca) were made opportunistically...call types were described from these killer whales based on consistent aural and spectrographic...sounds produced by a specific group of killer whales in Antarctic waters. The acoustic ...

Article: Scientists ask if whaling caused decline in sea mammals; Killer whales need to eat something
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  November 16, 2003 ;     665 words ......whaling after World War II that forced killer whales to look for new sources of food, a...other great whales that made up the killer whales' usual prey, leading them to feed on...scientists wrote. They suggested that killer whales chose their new prey based on the biggest...

Article: First Mass Stranding of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in the Gulf of California, Mexico
Aquatic Mammals;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......first report of a mass stranding of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Mexican waters. This...the region. On 31 July 2000, eight killer whales stranded alive at the southern tip...collected. Individual strandings of killer whales are rare, and six records have been...

Article: Killer whales roam Monterey Bay
Oakland Tribune;  February 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ......across an uncommon sight -- a pod of killer whales. About 40 giant black- and-white predators...quickly identified them as "resident" killer whales from Washington and British Columbia...crew saw another group of 40 resident killer whales, this time a mile off Monterey. Black...