A pygmy sperm whale was attacked by a pod of orcas off the coast of Madeira. Orcas preying on marine mammals are rarely seen in the region. Camila Dávila Pardo/ Blue Safari Madeira As the whale ...

Ships are hitting and killing whales off the California coast at some of the highest rates in more than a decade, according to data obtained and tabulated by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. The ...

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. (AP) — After a dead whale was found on the bow of a container ship docked in New Jersey, authorities were working Tuesday to remove the carcass and determine the endangered ...

As the global whaling moratorium turns 40, experts reflect on how the 1986 ban helped save great whales—and the threats they ...

How do you hunt a whale when your boat is made of logs lashed with vines and your harpoon is carved from animal bone?