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 ...

It was cheap to take our car on a ferry from Townsend to Coupeville, where we explored Whidbey Island. On the ride, we saw ...

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

Traditionally, scientists studying whales might spend years manually ... Ferres emphasized that the $5 million in grants will stay in Washington state to honor Microsoft’s 50th anniversary.

Wildlife sightings during the $21 car-ferry ride were better than ones on our whale-watching tour. Washington is one of my family's favorite travel destinations. We've visited the state several ...

They cite whales such as the North Atlantic right whale ... The Hearst Foundations has awarded Washington State University ...

After Trump was elected in 2016, many Canadians chose to travel in Canada as opposed to going south of the border, says the ...

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 ...

Researchers said that the calf, born off the shore of Washington state and known as J61 ... of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the death ...