Divers, surfers and swimmers say they were put in danger by the removal of a 25-tonne whale carcass that was towed past Wollongong beaches on Friday. Surf lifesavers from the area say they were not ...

A stranded whale is being transported to the North Sea after being guided onto a barge as part of a bold rescue operation. The humpback, named Timmy by the public after Timmendorfer beach, has been ...

North Pacific Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica) - The smooth-edged flukes showing more coronulid barnacles. NPRW4ever (Jim Scarff), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Whales, the largest mammals on ...

The whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on 23 March before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times. German rescuers on Tuesday hauled a stranded humpback whale into a ...

Rescue teams are celebrating what they hope is a major win weeks into efforts to assist a stranded humpback whale. "Timmy" has been coaxed onto a special barge that will help steer him back towards ...

A dead whale spotted floating near the Encinitas coastline early Monday was towed out to sea by lifeguards — and followed by a shark — prompting lifeguards to post warning signs at nearby beaches.

The plan was to lift the whale from the seabed using inflatable cushions and transport it with pontoons back to the North Sea or possibly as far as the Atlantic Ocean. Efforts to rescue a humpback ...

OCEAN SHORES, Wash. — A gray whale found near Ocean Shores has added to a growing number of deaths across Washington this year, as researchers point to an ongoing pattern affecting the species. A team ...

An Australian wing surfer had his life flash before his eyes when he was dragged underwater during a freak encounter with a humpback whale. The incident occurred in 2023 in New South Wales when Jason ...

The gray whale, which some locals affectionately named Willapa Willy, was found on Saturday afternoon after first being spotted swimming up the Willapa River last week. By Livia Albeck-Ripka The young ...

Saturday's tragic discovery of a dead juvenile gray whale in the Willapa River in Pacific County points to a bigger crisis. Washington’s gray whale population has dropped by more than 50% in the past ...