Each year, humpback whales make their long trip from Antarctica up past Australia's coast. But the journey that once followed ancient paths has become a maze of man-made hazards. According to Inkl, ...

These gentle giants have poor eyesight and may not be able to see fishnets and boats with which they have fatal encounters. By Elizabeth Anne Brown Run-ins with humans are a leading cause of death for ...

Researchers have found that heavily used shipping lanes pass through crucial whale shark feeding grounds, posing a threat to this endangered species. Research published 15 May in Science of the Total ...

St. Vincent's residents are fearful of potential deaths, saying some whale watchers are ignoring warnings and stepping into ...

New sampling techniques allow researchers to better monitor pathogens in whale populations. They used humpback whales and sperm whales as indicator species. Samples showed that 4 percent of the ...

There may be fewer than 100 Rice's whales left in the Gulf of Mexico, but the Department of the Interior doesn't believe that should stop ships from traveling as fast as they choose. Reading time 3 ...