California races to protect whales as deaths spike
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay…
Humpback whales travel a record 9,000 miles between Australia and Brazil
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and…
Scientists are Using Tourist Videos to Understand Whales’ Mysterious ‘Gaping Behavior’
A whale is seen ‘gaping’ | Photo credit: Hannah Pittore via Macquarie University Researchers are using tourist videos…
Trump supports delaying endangered right whale protections
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For roughly 380 right whales left in the North Atlantic, which can die after…
Rescuers transport stranded whale by barge to freedom in North Sea
A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was released into…
Rescue team frees stranded humpback whale ‘Timmy’ in North Sea
BERLIN (AP) — A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback…
Record Number of Humpbacks Observed Feeding in ‘Supergroup’ Near South Africa
humpback whales bubble net fishing in Alaska, 2007 – credit, NOAA Two photographers recently set a world record…
Sperm Whales — They’re Just Like Us
Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been…
Sperm Whales Speak With a Complex Alphabet and Even Have ‘Vowels,’ Study Finds
Sperm whales: They’re just like us. An international team of researchers, including marine biologists and linguists, reports that…
Marine Animals in the Strait of Hormuz Don’t Get a Ceasefire
As noise levels rise, whales reduce their diving activity—effectively entering a forced fasting period that weakens them over…
Dead whale found floating in NJ bay home to tri-state area’s busiest port
A whale carcass was found floating in the middle of a major New York City-area port that’s one…
Juvenile gray whale found dead in Willapa River, hunger suspected
A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river…