A key official recently cast doubt on whether the Rice’s whale is its own species, a talking point used by the oil and gas industry. In 2009, this Rice's whale was killed by a vessel strike and ...

Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection. A researcher with the ...

Climate change is pushing starving grey whales to San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes led to 40% of 21 deaths Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay on ...

Dead, emaciated gray whales have been washing up on Washington state shores at a shocking pace over the last few months. Since March, 21 whales have turned up dead along the shoreline, according to ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - The New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team spotted more than 200 humpback whales off the coast of Cape Cod on a single survey Wednesday. The Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for ...

The whale, pictured in late April when it was released into the sea Danish environment officials have begun an operation to move the carcass of a humpback whale from an island beach across the sea to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Researchers say of the thousands of whales photographed for the study, only two humpbacks made the record-breaking trip Pacific Whale Foundation Two humpback whales set records for the longest ...

The largest living animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) which averages about 27 meters in length, has slowly recovered from whaling only to face the rising challenges of global warming, ...

OAKLAND, Calif.— At least 51 whales have died along the West Coast already this year, according to an analysis of public data and media reports by the Center for Biological Diversity. If whale deaths ...