Humpback whale freed from fishing gear on NSW Central Coast
Whale rescue crews in New South Wales say they experienced an “unprecedented” weekend of entanglements along the state’s…
Humpback whales spotted in Evans Bay, Wellington delight commuters travelling along SH1
She said she felt lucky to be able to see them on her way to work. The whales…
Rare whale sighting off Tairāwhiti coast thrills researchers
Takoko said Lee Grace (Ngāti Uepōhatu) was the first to see the humpback. The vessel was sailing towards…
‘Far larger than any we had ever seen’
An unlikely sighting of a blue whale off the coast of Argentina recently delighted conservationists. In the waters…
Scientists make troubling discovery while using drones to study whales: ‘Game-changer’
Researchers have unlocked a new method of studying whale health thanks to drone technology. However, their findings have…
Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago
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Humpback whale sighting delights fishers in Northland’s Bream Bay
“He was jumping out of the water and flapping his fins all over the place; he was showing…
Humpback Whale Euthanized on an Oregon Beach After Crab Line Entanglement
On Saturday, responders made the “very difficult decision” to euthanize a three-year-old female humpback whale that had…
Scientists concerned for wellbeing of rare albino humpback whale that should be migrating south
Scientists are concerned for a rare albino humpback whale calf after it was seen travelling up the New…
Cameras mounted on a humpback give a fish-eye view of what it’s like to hitchhike on a whale
They were moving around the whales’ bodies with surprising agility and attaching and reattaching when the whales breached…
Calf with deep gash identified as humpback struck by ferry off Vancouver
A humpback calf with a deep gash near its dorsal fin has been identified as the whale struck…
Rare white humpback whale sighting off Kaikōura sparks excitement
“And you just saw a glimpse the first time it came up to the surface, but we ended…