It was hoped the whale would find its way out without help, as it did not initially appear to be in any distress.
A sperm whale has been confirmed on Vancouver Island's eastern coast for the first time since 1984.
The carcasses of four gray whales have been found around the San Francisco Bay Area in eight days -- an alarming string of deaths that constitutes an unusual mortality event, defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a significant die-off of a marine species.
The A5 pod has returned to the Broughton Archipelago, their traditional winter hunting ground, with a brand new baby in tow.
"How he got so far inland from the ocean to Route 6A without getting hurt is amazing," police posted. "Must be a NAVY SEAL!"
The Moray Firth dolphins have been moving out of their normal range in Scotland waters. A dolphin known as Yoda is the latest member to be spotted far from home. Another Moray Firth dolphin has been seen in the Irish Sea.
A Parksville photographer has captured some stunning images of a grey whale that has been hanging out in the community of Nanoose Bay over the past several days.
After attacks belugas scattered northward, away from a traditional calving area. Scattering could impact the survival rate of young belugas.
A Wales resident shot and killed the bear. With the loss of sea ice and the ocean staying open later in the year, polar bears have been spending more time on land, which increases the chance of human encounters.
For the first time ever recorded, orca washes ashore in Florida.
The Seward facility began housing five seals found in the Cook Inlet area and another that was rescued in Juneau.
Environmental science and conservation news
Scientists say they've been unable to solve the mystery of dead seals that washed ashore in Labrador between December and January.
A pilot first spotted the whale last week. What caused the whale’s death isn’t yet known.
The sea lions have posed a long-running conundrum for wildlife officials, pitting mammals protected under federal law against protected — and valuable — fish runs.
NOAA has declared an “unusual mortality event” for gray whales on the North American west coast and launched an investigation.
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) confirmed new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 detected in marine mammals in Comodoro Rivadavia, Rada Tilly and Punta Tombo, Chubut. The agency’s National Laboratory diagnosed new samples positive for the disease, which were taken from sea lions and elephant seals found dead in the aforementioned places. Based on notification, […]
NOAA is monitoring significant numbers of gray whale deaths this spring along the Pacific coast.
Aerial surveys this September and October show the bowheads aren’t where they usually are.
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