Species feeding mid-water were just as exposed to PFAS as coastal Māui dolphins or deep-diving species like beaked whales, ...

The sex and age of an animal turn out to be stronger predictors than habitat for higher PFAS levels, suggesting they ...

New research on the eastern North Pacific has revealed that the mammal-eating killer whales off the West Coast are not a ...

Researchers have identified ginkgo-toothed beaked whales alive at sea for the first time after years of searching, and in ...

Sea otters living along the coastline of Canada’s British Columbia province carry residues of “forever chemicals” in their ...

Officials have left the whale on the beach since Sunday, because at more than 100,000 pounds it is simply too big to move ...

Holly Lohuis is co-director of the Santa Barbara Channel Whale Heritage Area, which she helped found in October 2023. The ...

Fishermen in Alaska and elsewhere are trying to bring more attention to the impacts that trawlers are having on our marine resources.

Fishing crews across a broad expanse of the world’s oceans, ranging from the South Atlantic to the North Pacific, report ...

UNALASKA, Alaska — The orca pod that forages in the waters just north of this Aleutian island are quick to swarm any halibut ...

A study reveals that certain West Coast orcas belong to distinct social groups with different habits and diets. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ecologist Josh McInnes about how the groups differ.

There's usually not much an animal can do to escape if an orca has decided it will serve as a suitable meal. However, one seal was able to outwit the ...