Orcas may be capsizing boats off the coast of Europe, but Arctic killer whale researcher Steve Ferguson says boaters in Nunavut should not worry they’ll be targeted by orcas, like the ones seen here in Pond Inlet in 2018. (Photo by Maha Ghazal, courtesy of Steve Ferguson)
Increase in reported cases of orcas interacting with boats off coast of Spain and Portugal puzzles researchers
Scientists are stumped by a curious wave of killer whales capsizing boats off the coast of Europe. Since 2020, there has been a rise in reports of killer whales, or orcas, interacting with and damaging small sailing vessels and yachts off the coasts of Portugal and Spain. The culprits in most of the attacks seem...