Whales

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (352+ words) Responders freed most of the rope entanglement from a roughly 18-foot minke whale off Eastham after finding line wrapped around its body and running through its mouth, according to the Center for Coastal Studies. The whale resumed normal swimming after…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (326+ words) The Marine Animal Entanglement Response Program at the Center for Coastal Studies worked to help a badly entangled minke whale east of Cape Cod Friday afternoon. An endangered whale with a rope tangled in its mouth, possibly for a long…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (187+ words) Whale watchers out of San Diego last Wednesday were treated to a close encounter involving orcas that are more commonly encountered deep in Mexican waters. It was an extraordinary greeting that included a special moment for one passenger, who was…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (69+ words) Whale Bones, #51, The Sperm Whale's Flipper Looks Li… (2025) by Lisa Goren - For Sale Artsy From a series of a projected 300 paintings of whale bones I've seen in Antarctica, Iceland, and museums. This is from a sperm whale skeleton in Nantucket....

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (285+ words) Crews rushed to rescue a severely entangled minke whale off the waters east of Cape Cod on Tuesday. The 18-foot whale was first seen entangled last Sunday in Cape Cod Bay by recreational fishermen. The Marine Animal Entanglement Response Program…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (760+ words) Published 10:11 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Ben Fenlon/Goldstream Gazette On game night, it’s easy to pick a side to cheer for. When the stakes are life or death – and both sides are icons of Greater Victoria’s waters – choosing who to…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (235+ words) A pair of northern bottlenose whales, normally found in the North Atlantic, were spotted in Dorset waters. Two whales were seen breaching and tail-slapping off the coast of Portland, prompting excitement among conservationists at Dorset Wildlife Trust. Northern bottlenose whales…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (333+ words) Science News examined the question posed by the upcoming movie "Whalefall" — could a whale really swallow a person whole? The survival thriller based on the novel by Daniel Kraus will be released Oct. 16. It examines the thalassophobia-inducing question of what…...

4+ day, 59+ min ago   (630+ words) A whale that became entangled in shark nets off Noosa Heads in August 2022. (Supplied: Tom Loubardi) A trial has begun of high-frequency acoustic alarms attached to shark nets off Noosa. The nets will be monitored to gauge the effect on…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (335+ words) A new study finds vessel-strike risk is increasing for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Only about 380 of the whales remain, including roughly 70 breeding females. The Canadian Wildlife Federation study is the first assessment…...