Japan has killed its first fin whale in years, despite most of the world strongly opposing the decision. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Japan just announced that it killed its first fin whale in years. The ...

Biological matter left behind in the water allows us to follow these animals without ever setting eyes on them.

New England Aquarium researchers recently documented what they say was a rare sighting of an endangered fin whale and its calf. Scientists on a July 24 aerial survey flew over the Northeast Canyons ...

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Of all the kinds of whales that could have washed onto the Anchorage mudflats, a fin whale is one of the most mysterious. Whale strandings are fairly routine in Alaska. But the latest, in which a ...

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal's death. The carcass ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A fin whale washed up on a beach in Alaska over the weekend. The nearly 50-foot-long, dead whale was found near the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in West Anchorage, ...

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine is investigating the remains of a deceased Fin whale that washed up on the beach in Barnegat Light.

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Whale biologist Nan Hauser was pushed through the water by a 50,000-pound humpback whale for over 10 minutes as a 15-foot ...

Fresh fin whale meat was auctioned in Japan for the first time in nearly 50 years, with prices reaching over $1,300 per kilogram on Thursday. This marks a significant moment for Japan's whaling ...