In terms of fishing, using whale-safe gear and implementing regulations to reduce bycatch is vital. Collaboration between fisheries and conservation groups can help find solutions to minimize the ...

These animals are unintentional “bycatch” of commercial fisheries and either drown or are tossed overboard to die from their injuries. Bycatch is the greatest conservation threat to marine mammal ...

A sperm whale that beached itself on a popular South Carolina resort island has been euthanized after veterinarians determined it was too sick to help HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- A sperm whale ...

Those in the Savannah area were part of a unique but tragic scene. A sperm whale was beached on the shore of Hilton Head Island over the weekend. Why did this happen and what do we know?

Another dead whale was discovered in the waters of the San Francisco Bay, the fifth creature found in the area in less than a month, officials said. The female gray whale drifted overnight on ...

Scientists have revealed the cause of death for the small minke whale that was trapped for several days in a Long Beach harbor earlier this month, according to media reports. Officials from the ...

A beached sperm whale that washed up on Hilton Head Island Saturday evening was euthanized late last night, according to the town’s Facebook post. The 31-foot whale is believed to be a juvenile ...

For nearly a week, families and eager marine life enthusiasts visited Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor after a minke whale was spotted in and around Catallina Landing. "We spotted it in multiple areas ...