Not long ago, spotting a humpback whale in Arctic seas felt like winning a lottery ticket. In the early 2000s, University of ...

KGW confirmed rescue attempts to save the whale have failed. A spokesperson for the Hatfield Marine Science Center said the whale is unlikely to survive till the next high tide. At around 3 p.m. on ...

The death of a humpback whale on the Oregon Coast earlier this month brought together local residents, scientists and tribal ...

A source at the scene confirmed to KLCC on Monday afternoon that the euthanasia had been successfully completed.

If love alone could have lifted this whale back into the sea, it would have,” a local organization posted. “This community has come together for one whale in a way that the world needs more of.” ...

A whale beached on the Oregon Coast last weekend. Here's what it takes to save a stranded whale and what happened to that ...

A young humpback whale stranded alive on the beach near Yachats drew overnight crowds and a frantic rescue effort, but marine mammal experts say its chances of survival are slim.

In its wake, we examined whale entanglements along the West Coast. Entanglements occur when a human-made material — such as ...

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians harvested parts of a humpback whale that beached in Yachats, the first whale ...

Efforts to save an entangled humpback whale on an Oregon beach are underway, with public warned to keep a safe distance.

A study published in Scienc on humpback whale songs has provided remarkable insights into the nature of nonhuman animal communication, revealing a striking similarity between whale songs and human ...

I love sharing interesting and unexpected observations on animal behavior, especially those that are baffling to the scientists themselves. Along these lines, I just learned of a fascinating essay by ...