The North Atlantic right whale population continues to grow slightly, but advocates say stronger protections are needed for ...

One of the world's rarest whale species, the North Atlantic right whale, is showing an encouraging trend of population growth ...

Humpback whales are increasingly showing up in New York's waters, a sign of a population rebounding after centuries of being ...

Estimated annual births for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale outnumbered deaths for the fourth year in a ...

The most recent census of the fish-eating orcas that frequent Puget Sound revealed two new whales in J pod, while K pod ...

A Southern Resident killer whale has been spotted clinging to her dead baby in the Salish Sea off northern Washington, a conservation group said. J-36, also known as Alki, was seen Sept. 12 in the ...

By Abhishyant Kidangoor How are whale populations faring? Traditionally, getting an answer to that question involved counting ...

The endangered whales face multiple threats, from a lack of their primary food, chinook salmon, to underwater noise from vessels that makes it harder to hunt, as well as pollution and inbreeding.

Drone footage shot by a research team off the coast of Western Australia captured a rare, white baby whale cuddling with its mother. Marine scientists with Murdoch University were studying the ...

Two orcas harpooned in front of a group of whale watchers puts a spotlight on St. Vincent's controversial whaling practice.

Serendipity led Heather Koopman to study crustaceans. Patience led her to an impressive discovery. In August, the dean of ...

A Southern Resident killer whale has been spotted clinging to her dead baby in the Salish Sea off northern Washington, a conservation group said. J-36, also known as Alki, was seen Sept. 12 in the ...