A cornerstone U.S. law that has protected whales, seals, and polar bears for over 50 years is under threat as Republican ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct. The whale is ...

New England Aquarium researchers recently documented what they say was a rare sighting of an endangered fin whale and its calf. Scientists on a July 24 aerial survey flew over the Northeast Canyons ...

PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina (AP) — After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern right whales are swimming in ...

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law credited with saving rare whales - One of the US.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation is the subject of an effort for cutbacks ...

The Marshfield Police Department’s harbormaster patrolled the waters nearby. Dozens of endangered North Atlantic Right whales were seen feeding off the coast of Massachusetts over the past few days.

A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct. The whale is the North Atlantic ...

Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf in an apparent effort to ...

Over 60% of whale sharks in Indonesia are scarred, most by boats and fishing platforms. Scientists say simple changes to gear ...

Conservative leaders feel they now have the political will to remove key pieces of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted ...

A bill in the works has support from Maine fishermen and lobbyists for big-money species such as tuna in Hawaiʻi and crab in ...