SEATTLE — Gray whale deaths are rising along Washington’s coast, and researchers say the increase in strandings may reflect worsening changes in the Arctic ecosystem. John Calambokitis, a founder and ...

When a whale lifts its massive tail and crashes it against the ocean surface, something far more calculated than playfulness ...

Scientists from Mexico, the United States, Canada, Russia and elsewhere gathered in person and virtually last week at Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport for a landmark symposium on the ...

Several hundred scientists, government officials, and environmentalists gathered for an unusual two-day conference in Newport, Oregon, last week, entirely focused on a single species: gray whales. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bodies kept appearing as if out of nowhere. In March a whale corpse was found floating in San Francisco Bay, seagulls perched ...

The bodies kept appearing as if out of nowhere. In March a whale corpse was found floating in San Francisco Bay, seagulls perched on top like vultures at carrion. Then, in April, a whale was found ...

A group of environmental organizations announced their intent to sue the United States National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) for failing to consider protections for Eastern Pacific gray whales ...

This is the spectacular moment a whale swam under a tourist boat before leaping into the air. Holidaymakers aboard the Catallac catamaran yacht from Davey's Locker Whale Watching were watching the sea ...

The Grey Whale Inn will celebrate its reopening under new ownership as a restored 10-room boutique hotel in Fort Bragg on Saturday, Aug. 8. The historic 1915 building was Fort Bragg’s first hospital ...

Gray whales are experiencing a “catastrophic” die-off as their food supply in the Arctic dwindles, according to experts who say this year’s stranding deaths are already on pace to be among the worst ...

Gray whales are experiencing a potentially catastrophic population decline, a sharp reversal from what had been considered a conservation success. As of July 6, 2026, there were 145 gray whale ...