Those hoping to catch a glimpse of a gray whale or two before the year’s end may be in luck, as Whale Watch Week will soon ...

Growing up, I vividly remember reading through nature-related magazines, fascinated by the vast numbers of creatures ...

On the Pacific Ocean, Mazatlan, Mexico, is a vibrant city with roots back in the 1500s. It is the winter home to many whale species, like Humpback Whales. Travelers can learn more about the mammals at ...

Despite the Makah Tribe’s success in getting a waiver to carry out their exclusive treaty right for whaling, the permitting process that had dragged on for over 20 years has now been effectively ...

For millennia, some of the world’s largest filter-feeding whales, including humpbacks, fin whales, and blue whales, have undertaken some of the longest migrations on earth to travel between their warm ...

Marine mammals are being forced into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn. “Because these animals are so uniquely adapted to move across huge swaths of land and oceans, oblivious to ...

The number of North Atlantic right whales ticked up in 2024, according to researchers’ latest estimate of this critically endangered species. Scientists, while cautiously optimistic, said threats ...

Another whale has died after becoming beached on the coast of the Jersey Shore, according to officials with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. The agency says they received a report from the New ...

A humpback whale found stranded on a sandbar off the southern tip of Long Beach Island died Sunday, officials said. The whale was first spotted by a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ...

Over Labor Day weekend in Depoe Bay, Salem photographer and content creator Brian Stone was rock fishing in an aluminum boat with his kids when they had two close-up encounters with gray whales. In ...

Large whales can get wrapped up in fishing lines, buoys, nets and other gear, which can lead to injuries and death. Aleria Jensen / NOAA The number of large whales that became entangled in fishing ...