Two orcas harpooned in front of a group of whale watchers puts a spotlight on St. Vincent's controversial whaling practice.

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A Canadian theme park has warned it will have no choice to execute 30 beluga whales if it does not receive urgent Government ...

NEWPORT, Ore. (KATU) — A whale watching tour off the Oregon coast near Newport turned into a rescue operation. The captain of the 62-foot Discovery issued a mayday on early Wednesday afternoon when ...

This visual guide explains the interactions that orcas, also known as killer whales, are having with ships and why scientists ...

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 ...

Lauren Eckert has previously been affiliated with Raincoast Conservation Foundation. This research was supported by a Canada Vanier Graduate Scholarship and a Raincoast Conservation Fellowship.

A group of killer whales were spotted off the coast of California, boaters said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A group of orcas was spotted off the coast of California, leaving boaters “thrilled,” ...