The once-booming population that passed California twice a year has cratered because of retreating sea ice. A new kind of ...

The massive migration of eastern North Pacific gray whales — the longest mammalian migration in the world — sees thousands of whales traveling roughly 12,000 miles from their Arctic feeding grounds to ...

Whale watching in Washington is some of the best in the world, offering the opportunity to spot various species like ...

Some of the best sites on the Oregon Coast to watch gray whale migrations will be staffed by volunteers Dec. 27-31.

In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sought public comment on the Makah Tribe’s request for a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to hunt gray whales off the ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Drone footage captured a tailless "miracle" gray whale swimming off the coast of Newport Beach in California. The whale was spotted making the epic 12,000-mile trek from ...

Kodiak biologists examining the carcass of a young gray whale that recently washed ashore say it was likely attacked by killer whales. The whale's corpse washed up in late May near Surfer's Beach, ...

We’ve seen plenty of heartwarming stories about people and animals becoming bonded and helping one another in some way. Many of these stories involve domesticated animals like dogs or cats — others ...

We've never had to buy a stocking stuffer for a gray whale, nor ask them what they'd like under the tree, nor dream up a ...

It's the ninth such whale death in the region this year. A dead gray whale washed ashore California's San Francisco Bay Area on Monday -- the ninth one this year, scientists said. The dead whale was ...

The number may represent just a fraction of the actual death toll, experts said. The stranding of 70 gray whales along the United States' west coast is considered to be an "unusual mortality event" by ...