In early November, a female Finback Whale was found beached on the shores of Steuben, Maine. Marine biology students at the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) eagerly rushed to the beach to catch a ...

BOSTON (AP) - Coast Guard officials say a 30-foot finback whale has been found dead, floating in Boston Harbor. Authorities don't know the cause of death. Petty Officer Robert Simpson says the ...

Of Whales & Glands “[He is] gifted with such wondrous power and velocity in swimming as to defy all present pursuit from man,” wrote Herman Melville of the finback whale.

Image source: WSJ UPDATE (12/27): according to Huffington Post, the whale has appeared to have died. RIP, sweet whale. We mentioned this beached young adult finback whale in last night's QNYC Evening ...

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Finback whales thriving in waters from NY to Cape May. Joe Mason. Asbury Park Press. When it comes to housing massive sea life, New Jersey is a whale of an area.

A 60-foot, 50-ton finback whale carcass had washed up on a beach close to the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s territory on eastern Long Island. The whale was struck by a shipping vessel.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tests show a 60-foot beached whale that died in a costal enclave of New York City was malnourished but wasn't injured or killed by humans. The whale is part of an endangered ...

Yesterday morning, a 60-foot finback whale washed ashore in Breezy Point, Queens, motivating residents, rescue groups and firefighters to try and save it.It was eventually determined that the ...

When it comes to housing massive sea life, New Jersey is a whale of an area. Whales are thriving as our neighbors, according to a study conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society and Woods ...

SHIRLEY, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of 58-foot finback whale that washed ashore on an eastern Long Island beach. Kimberly Durham of the Riverhead Foundation for Marine ...