Photos: Scientists take to the skies and spot more than 2,000 species at marine monument
THE TAKEAWAY The New England Aquarium observed more than 2,000 animals during an aerial survey. At the start…
“It was extraordinary – my adrenaline was through the roof” says photographer who captured world-first drone footage of rare marine event
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Western Australia’s humpback sightings fell 60%; days later, weakened Southern Ocean seabirds appeared thousands of kilometres away on the country’s east coast
humpback whale (representative image) Something unusual may be unfolding in the Southern Ocean. In late June, whale watchers…
Reckless boater shown nearly running over humpback whales
Footage captured this week at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia illustrates why boaters should watch their speed and…
Rare humpback whale calf, believed to be a leucistic, spotted off NSW and Queensland coast
A rare mostly white humpback whale calf, thought to be one of only a dozen in the Southern…
Satellite tracker monitors humpback whale entangled in rope and buoys off Sydney
Wildlife rescue teams are tracking an entangled humpback whale near Sydney, one of eight currently entangled off the…
Two humpback whales set records swimming between Australia and Brazil
NEW YORK — Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil. The whales…
Humpback Whale’s 9.4K-Mile Trek Sets Migration Record
A humpback whale that vanished from view for more than two decades just turned up in record-setting…
Month-long effort to rescue Timmy the stranded whale reaches critical point
In a small corner of the Baltic coast, a stranded whale known as Timmy, also called Hope, has…
‘Timmy’ the stranded whale rescued, returned to North Sea
An aerial photo taken on Wednesday shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge, after it beached…
Humpback whale freed after being stranded on sandbar at Wallis Lake on NSW mid north coast
A humpback whale has been freed after being stranded for 24 hours at Wallis Lake estuary on the…
513 humpback whales gather at massive Caribbean breeding ground
The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is widely seen as a model success story for wildlife conservation. Prior to…