Right whales were hunted for oil, meat, and apparel materials — for corset stays, umbrella ribs, and buggy whips — until the early 20th century. Once abundant, the North Pacific right whale is now the ...

“Death to the living, Long life to the killers ... each took charge of one of the small whale boats. Pollard proposed heading for one of the small Pacific islands, such as Tahiti, which he ...

Scientists had believed Southern right whales have a lifespan of about 70 years, but a new study shows that endangered ...

A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say. It was seen in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017 ...

Gray whales aren't a common sight, but this one-of-a-kind wildlife reserve allows visitors get up close and personal with the ...

The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the body of the deceased female calf since Wednesday, the ...

Pacific Whale Foundation and other partners, provides unprecedented insight into the life history of humpback whales across their migratory cycle, and provides key baseline data for understanding ...

Two humpback whales were freed of life-threatening entanglements on Wednesday, Jan. 8 and Thursday, Jan. 9 off the coast of Maui in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Trained ...

Recent declines in North Pacific humpback whale reproduction and survival of calves highlight the need to understand how mother-calf pairs expend energy across their migratory cycle. The study was ...

dolphins and other marine life and their ocean habitat off Maui. More specifically, the PWF’s post-disaster priorities include: Pacific Whale Foundation volunteers load boats with supplies to ...