Scientists completed an autopsy for a whale that was stranded on Hilton Head Island in May. The review showed that starvation ...

Two marine giants and the remnants of a never-before-seen battle have made history by being caught on video. Emerging from the deep with a giant squid in its maw, the mother sperm whale reigned ...

A second beached sperm whale off the coast of northern Prince Edward Island has died, and the condition of the third is deteriorating. (Sept. 30, 2025) ‘Something dramatic has happened': Robert Reich ...

All three sperm whales stranded off the northern coast of Prince Edward Island have died, a marine rescue organization says. Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society, has ...

PORTLAND, Maine — A man pleaded guilty this week to trafficking whale and bird parts in violation of federal wildlife laws. Sergey Bachkovsky. of Green, Maine, admitted in U.S. District Court that ...

Researchers are working to better understand a “silent” threat to whale sharks—ship collisions. Fishermen’s lights in Djibouti attract plankton and a young whale shark to the water’s surface, where ...

Large whales can get wrapped up in fishing lines, buoys, nets and other gear, which can lead to injuries and death. Aleria Jensen / NOAA The number of large whales that became entangled in fishing ...

Conservation and science meet style with a side of tech when it comes to conducting research on whales and dolphins through a collaboration between FIU and a private company. Fahlo’s co-founders, ...

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PORTLAND, Maine (WABI) - Federal prosecutors say a Maine man has admitted to illegally selling the body parts of animals in violation of the oldest wildlife trafficking law in the United States.