Four whales wash up in San Francisco Bay in week and a half

The juvenile minke whale had been spotted swimming around San Francisco Bay for nearly a week by the time she ...

New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safe

April 13, 2025

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are ...

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Gray whales are dying off the Pacific Coast again. Scientists aren’t sure why

April 8, 2025

Gray whales are dying in large numbers, again.At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in ...

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It Fought to Save the Whales. Can Greenpeace Save Itself?

March 17, 2025

Greenpeace is among the most well-known environmental organizations in the world, the result of more than 50 years of headline-grabbing ...

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Killer whales amaze Seattle onlookers with a rarely seen bird hunt

March 4, 2025

SEATTLE (AP) — A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle on Sunday by treating ...

A handout photo taken on February 18, 2025 and released on February 19 by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania shows an aerial view of dolphins stranded on a beach near Arthur River on the west coast of Tasmania.

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False killer whales stranded in Australia are expected to be euthanized after unsuccessful rescue mission

February 19, 2025

More than 150 false killer whales have washed up on the coast of the Australian island state of Tasmania, with ...

Inuit hunter Lenny Aqigiaq Panigayak, right, and his father with a beached bowhead whale in Northern Canada in 2020. An analysis found the bowhead was likely killed by orcas.

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With Sea Ice Melting, Killer Whales Move Into the High Arctic

February 13, 2025

In the winter of 2020, Inuit hunters in Canada’s Central Arctic came across the frozen carcasses of 11 beached bowhead ...

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Gulf gets an unusual visit from two right whales

February 4, 2025

As frigid temperatures continue in the Northeast, who wouldn’t want to take a trip to the balmy shores of the ...

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Revisiting a young right whale’s death after being tangled in fishing gear

January 29, 2025

Since 2017, 99 North Atlantic right whales have been reported in poor health, seriously injured or dead due to fishing ...

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Right whales could live to be 130 but their median lifespan is just 22

January 23, 2025

Southern right whales are closely related to the majestic North Atlantic right whales that lucky whale watchers sometimes spot off ...

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