Above the Arctic Circle, on a remote island with a population of just 22 people, Kelly set out in search of wild killer whales. With only four hours of daylight each day, every opportunity mattered.

For boat captains in the waters surrounding the Farne Islands off England’s Northumberland coast, orcas were something they rarely saw. That’s all changed within the past two years. In the past 24 ...

A group of orcas was captured on camera engaging in what scientists call "ram-to-fragment" behavior. Canada cancels opening ceremony for bridge connecting Detroit, Windsor after new Trump tariffs ...

Gray whales, like this one that washed up dead in Los Angeles in April 2025, are grappling with malnutrition and ship strikes. I RYU / VCG via Getty Images Gray whales are in trouble. So far this year ...

Thirty beluga whales stuck at a closed theme park are finally being rescued after two years. The CBC reports the whales had been at the Marineland park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, since it shut down in ...

Pacific gray whales are washing ashore in high numbers this year. Their deaths are part of an overall population decline linked to climate change, and some whale advocates want to relist the species ...

Marine mammals trapped at a shuttered theme park in Canada are set to be transported to wildlife aquatic facilities in the United States, pending clearance from Canadian veterinarians. The National ...

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MOSS LANDING, California (KSBW) — A whale watching trip off Moss Landing turned into a rare and unforgettable experience Sunday morning when orcas were seen hunting dolphins in Monterey Bay. The crew ...

SAN DIEGO — Researchers reveal alarming statistics about gray whales, declaring a "catastrophic mortality event" along the West Coast as strandings escalate dramatically this year. The National ...

Nearly three dozen beluga whales stuck at a shuttered Canadian theme park since 2024 are finally getting moved to aquariums in America and Spain thanks to a down-to-the-wire rescue. The National ...

Pacific gray whales are facing a “catastrophic mortality event,” with 145 fatal strandings reported along the West Coast this year — including at least 20 in California so far — environmentalists ...