On August 8, 1970, Penn Cove saw a large-scale attempt to round up orcas and take them into captivity to be displayed in marine parks. Over 80 orcas were herded into the area using speed boats and ...
PENN COVE PARK, Wash. — Shore-based whale watchers, researchers and the nonprofit Orca Conservancy said November brought historic moments to Penn Cove, as Southern Resident orcas were reported ...
For the first time in half a century, a group of killer whales, or orcas, returned to a cove in Washington's Puget Sound. Penn Cove is known for a roundup by hunters that took place in the 1970s.