The first baby humpback whale of the season has been spotted swimming in the Salish Sea off Washington, photos show. Big Mama ...

"Big Mama" and her eighth calf have migrated back to PNW waters! They were recently spotted near San Juan Islands.

A massive sea creature had a “friendly encounter” with boaters off the coast of California, and the group is calling the moment “wonderful,” a whale watching company said. The “rare” sight happens ...

A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming below her and raising her to the surface to breathe. Photograph By Dan ...

New research reveals that humpback whales are giving birth much farther south than previously thought, raising concerns about ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) and Duke University have discovered that humpback whales can see less than originally thought. According to a release from NCWRC, the ...

The truck left the area before the incident was reported.

In this newest sanctuary, NOAA partners with an Indigenous tribe to protect vital marine habitat and sacred places.

A juvenile humpback whale that beached at Robberg Nature Reserve has been euthanised after rescue efforts failed, despite ...

The Center for Biological Diversity, an organization that advocates for endangered species, called for the season to be ...

Humpback calves have been spotted as far south as Kaikōura.

Humpback whales are not always born in tropical waters, new research has shown -- challenging long-held assumptions about their breeding and migration behaviors, while raising new questions for marine ...