Whales

29 beached pilot whales dead after mass stranding on Australian coast; more than 100 rescued

A mass stranding of long-finned pilot whales in southwestern Australia led to the deaths of 29 of th...

world | 5 months ago

Rare white killer whale nicknamed "Frosty" spotted off California coast

A group of seafaring tourists saw something unusual while whale-watching off the coast of Southern C...

us | 5 months ago

Cruise ship arrives in NYC port with 44-foot dead endangered whale caught on its bow

A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 44-foot dead whale across its bow, marine auth...

us | 5 months ago

77 pilot whales die on Scotland beach in "one of the larger mass strandings" seen in U.K.

London — A dozen whales that initially survived a mass stranding this week off the northeast coast o...

world | 3 months ago

Creature that washed up on New Zealand beach may be world's rarest whale — a spade-toothed whale

Wellington, New Zealand — Spade-toothed whales are the world's rarest, with no live sightings ever r...

world | 3 months ago

Video shows whale capsizing boat off New Hampshire coast, fishermen rescued

RYE, N.H. -- An incredible video captured the moment a whale off the coast of New Hampshire capsized...

us | 2 months ago

Whale makes surprise appearance during 2024 Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti

With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the 2024 Paris Olympics surfing competition in Ta...

world | 2 months ago

"Russian spy" beluga whale that was found dead "had multiple bullet wounds," animal rights group says

Animal rights groups on Wednesday said gunfire killed a beluga whale that rose to fame in Norway aft...

world | 1 month ago

Police say Russian "spy whale" in Norway wasn't shot to death, as animal rights groups claimed

There's no evidence that a well-known beluga whale that lived off Norway's coast and whose harness i...

world | 1 month ago

Russian "spy whale" cause of death revealed by police in Norway

A beluga whale that lived off Norway's coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Rus...

world | 1 week ago

Protecting whales from ship strikes

In the summer of 2022, I was walking on the beach at Half Moon Bay in California, when I saw the str...

us | 3 days ago