Thirty years ago, scientists and conservationists believed whales were on the path to recovery: cutting-edge satellite ...

The number of whales getting tangled up in fishing nets, line, buoys and other miscellaneous rope off the coasts of the United States hit a record high in 2024, with California taking the ignominious ...

A South Carolina-based nonprofit reported finding a dead humpback whale in a “pretty remote area” near North Myrtle Beach. The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network responded to a juvenile whale stranded ...

A humpback whale named Tutu is swimming free again after a three-day rescue off B.C.’s coast, with nearly 500 feet of fishing ...

HONOLULU (AP) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is launching a review of whether it should take North Pacific humpback whales off the endangered species list. NOAA Fisheries is ...

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — A dead juvenile female humpback whale has washed ashore on the Outer Banks surf, according to officials with North Carolina Aquariums. The carcass was spotted floating just north of ...

NORTH WILDWOOD, New Jersey -- Residents in South Jersey woke up to quite a sight Sunday morning. A dead humpback whale was discovered under the docks in North Wildwood. According to the Grassy Sound ...

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WBTW) — A juvenile humpback whale was found dead at a North Carolina beach near the South Carolina border last week, the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network said. Killer whale spotted ...

While orcas, also known as "killer whales," are a common sight in the northeast Pacific Ocean, they’re rarely detected in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, where little is understood about pods that swim ...

The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) has announced the arrival of the first humpback whale calf of the 2025 season in ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information about the location of the whale that was originally provided by the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WBTW) — A ...