The endangered southern resident killer whales that visit Puget Sound were listed for protection under the federal Endangered ...

A newborn killer whale calf spotted off the southern coast of WA could be one of the youngest ever seen in Australian waters.

The Marine Mammal Advisory Group (MMAG) is calling on the global sailing community to participate in an anonymous survey ...

Palestinian health authorities said an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank killed at least 10 people late Wednesday, ...

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of ecosystems and ...

The month of December brought the endangered Southern Resident killer whales sadness and joy.

Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters ...

hinting at a way of life that appears to have been remarkably powerful. According to their research, these creatures ruled the seventh level in a reconstructed Cretaceous food web, while present-day ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial ...

The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her snout on Jan. 1. (NOAA Fisheries) Researchers expressed ...

Marine scientists had an unexpected sighting earlier this week — a large number North Atlantic right whales near Jeffreys Ledge off the southern Maine and New Hampshire coasts. Research scientist Orla ...

The shallow waters of Hawaii have fewer orcas which are a main threat to young ... In the last weeks, the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary was engaged in actively rescuing ...