The Great Kaikōura Whale Count will be held throughout the month of June, with volunteers needed to help spot whales as they ...

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A 31-foot sperm whale at risk of death washed up on Hilton Head Island on Saturday evening, drawing a crowd of onlookers to ...

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?

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 ...

Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have led efforts to keep the whale comfortable.

HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WCIV) — Officials completed Tuesday a necropsy and preliminary analysis on the carcass of a juvenile male sperm whale that stranded on Hilton Head Island Saturday. The ...

A sperm whale that washed ashore on Hilton Head Island on Sunday has been euthanized. According to Hilton Head Island’s Facebook page, experienced marine mammal teams sedated and euthanized the whale ...

The whale, which officials have identified as a juvenile sperm whale, was sedated and euthanized the night of May 4. Calling the whale’s death "a peaceful and humane passing after a long journey ...