However, rescue efforts are low-percentage endeavors because of the dangerous challenges involved. But in this case the young whale appears to have been given a fighting chance.

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The Makah is a marine-based Tribe. Their history and identity are tied to the sea—as are their traditional foods.

Baleen whales are among the largest creatures in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from other animals. A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders are ...

A rising, global demand for krill as a dietary supplement has been ravaging Antarctica's remote, frigid waters through krill ...

A Nantucket-based group is continuing its fight against offshore wind, this time with the Environmental Protection Agency. ...