Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

Applications for the program are open through Feb. 17 and the winners of the grants will be announced in March.

The rule would have limited boats as small as 35 feet to 10 knots when North Atlantic right whales were migrating through NC's near-shore waters.

In one much-publicized case last year, a calf stranded off the state of Georgia had head injuries consistent with a vessel strike, according to government investigators. The whales numbered more ...

The pace of salmon recovery work — and difficulty in funding these complex projects — is hindering our ability to recover ...

It's a race against the clock for scientists and researchers to learn more about two Southern Resident whale calves and their ...

"We hate to state the obvious but, we need a solution, and we need it now," Oceana's Brogan said. "It’s our sincere hope that the new administration does not want the first large whale to go ...

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her new calf, in another sign of ...

A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass ...

A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago was spotted recently in waters off Victoria, B.C., still ...