State wildlife officials are flying the California coast this week, counting humpback and blue whales to determine whether ...

Maine wildlife educator Jessica Woodend designed a life-size inflatable whale as a tribute to a beloved local humpback named ...

A group of students on a whale-watching tour out of Newport Beach were treated to an impressive show courtesy of some ...

A new study led by University of South Florida biologist Lucas Griffin has found that tour boats and swimmers routinely ...

The N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort is leading two excursions in January to observe wintering waterfowl in eastern North ...

One of the world’s busiest whale-shark destinations is struggling to manage a boom in ecotourism. A new USF study finds the ...

Humpback whales were spotted feeding on a giant bait ball of anchovies off the coast of San Diego, a rare sight in Southern ...

Rare tusked whales have been identified and photographed alive at sea for the first time following a herculean research effort off the shores of Mexico, a new study finds. The newly-sighted cetaceans ...

A dead sperm whale that washed up on a Nantucket beach is making waves for local officials who are trying to move it. The 50-foot, 104,000-pound male sperm whale appeared on the island off ...

A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving. By Mike Ives A dead sperm whale — the ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...