The death of a young humpback whale off B.C.’s coast is renewing attention on the growing human pressures on coastal waters.

I76 took his last breath on Sunday in front of a whale researcher that watched him grow up. Photo: The Orca Lab On August 17, a 28-year-old male northern resident killer whale died in Johnstone Strait ...

So many people had shown up that Oregon State Police and other officials were asking people to avoid the area.

A Southern Resident killer whale has been spotted clinging to her dead baby in the Salish Sea off northern Washington, a conservation group said. J-36, also known as Alki, was seen Sept. 12 in the ...

Killer whales are among the ocean’s most powerful predators. They can prey on stingrays, seals, porpoises, and even massive baleen whales. They are also known for disrupting great white sharks and ...

The whale was apparently tangled in lines from a crab pot. By the evening of Nov. 16, officials indicated there was little ...