From land-borne pathogens to high-speed vessel strikes, Pacific whales and dolphins are caught in a "perfect storm" where ...

The study revealed that 29% of all strandings were linked to anthropogenic (human-caused) trauma. Vessel strikes were a ...

Six hours after the orca was spotted by a group on a boat the tide rose and the whale was able to swim back out to sea.

Following the euthanasia of a humpback whale off the coast of Oregon, an expert from Cascadia Research Collective explains how the whale ended up stranded in the first place. Experts ask public for ...

Experts monitoring a stranded fin whale calf have said they are "carefully considering euthanasia options to stop further suffering". British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said it was called to ...

HOBART, Australia -- Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this week, rescue teams say. The pilot whales were found Wednesday stranded on an ...

Learn how drone-based sampling is opening a new window into whale health in remote Arctic regions.

The fin whale is stranded in what local residents know as the White River, which was polluted in the summer, with the ...

Oregon State Police approached the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians to discuss the fate of a young humpback whale that had stranded on a beach.

A young humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday in Oregon had to be euthanized after two days of rescue efforts. The whale, a roughly 1 to 2-year-old humpback, had surfaced near San Marine ...

VENICE, Fla. -- A sperm whale beached off the coast of Venice, Florida, has died following attempts to save it, officials said Monday. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are ...

The whales stranded themselves on what's known as a deathtrap for ocean life. — -- Rescue workers are trying to save nearly 200 whales that were beached in New Zealand on Friday, though at least ...