Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a necropsy revealed the whale may have suffered a ship ...

Over 400 volunteers for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and the Pacific Whale Foundation ...

The current population has rebounded to nearly 80,000 humpback whales, up from a low point of 10,000 to 15,000. Commercial whaling reduced North Pacific’s humpback whale numbers to a few ...

A wildlife watcher caught glimpse of the formerly-endangered mammal on camera near Deal A humpback whale has been spotted off the Kent coast, sparking excitement for a conservation charity.

On the islands of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Molokaʻi and Hawai‘i, volunteers collected data from 30 sites. A total of 183 whales were ...

Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do not have offspring — and bad singing might be to blame, new research reveals. Scientists recently conducted a paternity analysis of a ...

A young dead female humpback whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach ... your occasional dolphin,” Leach said. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

July 10, 2024 — A new study highlights the sustainable, cultural and ecosystem benefits of offshore removal or decomposition of whale remains. The study tracked the remains of a humpback whale ...

A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say. It was seen in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017 ...

Similar patterns of paternity have been documented in other humpback populations in the Pacific as well as in other baleen whale species, including North Atlantic right whales. In addition to ...