Gray whales, a signature of the Washington coast, are dying by the thousands, victims of declines in Arctic sea ice.

Baleen whales are some of the most unique and breathtaking animals. These huge marine mammals are some of the biggest to have ...

Taken together, the deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in higher-than-normal numbers.

A criminal complaint has been filed regarding a humpback whale being killed by a krill supertrawler, the Chilean-flagged Antarctic Endeavour, in the pristine waters of the Antarctic.