There were 1,221 unique sightings of Bigg's killer whales in the Salish Sea in 2022 — 154 more than 2021's record and double the number of sightings five years ago, according to the Pacific ...

with record-breaking sightings in the Salish Sea, according to a report by the Pacific Whale Watch Association and local research organizations. Bigg’s killer whales and humpback whales were ...

In total, at least 20 marine mammals from five species – including humpbacks, pilot whales and an orca – have been ... officials also noted that humpback whales are rebounding to some ...

Several dead whales have washed up on New Jersey and New York beaches since the beginning of December. Two were found in New York, with a 31-foot-long humpback whale washing up in Amagansett ...

It’s been a banner year for whale sightings in our local waterways. That’s according to a new report from the Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA), who counted large rebounds in Bigg's ...

The study, published January 15 in Global Change Biology, is based on eight years of data on humpback whale pregnancies (2013 to 2020) in waters along the Western Antarctic Peninsula, where krill ...

It’s peak season for humpback whales in Hawaii waters, with thousands of the massive mammals here to breed, give birth and nurse their young. And it’s time again for the islands’ annual ...

NOAA/Handout via Reuters Reuters The blue, fin, bowhead, gray, humpback, right and sperm whales are the largest animals alive today. In fact, the blue whale is the largest-known creature ever on ...

Humpback whales migrate to Hawai‘i from Alaska in the fall and stay in the warm waters of Hawai‘i for several months until spring to give birth and mate. Whale watching tours are extremely ...

Gless said on certain days, groups of up to 100 humpback whales were reported in the Juan de Fuca Strait, while a record-breaking 396 different humpbacks were photographed in the Salish Sea during the ...

Several dead whales have washed up on New Jersey and New York beaches since the beginning of December. Two were found in New York, with a 31-foot-long humpback whale washing up in Amagansett ...

Gless said on certain days, groups of up to 100 humpback whales were reported in the Juan de Fuca Strait, while a record-breaking 396 different humpbacks were photographed in the Salish Sea during the ...