Whales

Members of Congress want the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whal e to be federally protected under the Endangered Species Act .

Scientists say a North Atlantic right whale has made another appearance in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Naples The Naples Daily News reports that...

Just imagine that you’re sitting in your home and you hear a loud explosion from down the street that nearly blasts your eardrums out. And then after...

It’s being called the largest marine mammal stranding in Florida history: nearly 100 false killer whales have been stranded along the shores of Monroe…

One of the rarest and least-known species of whales off of Florida's Gulf Coast could soon be listed as a threatened or endangered species. Not much is...

Bill Nelson, D-Florida, is one of 18 senators asking President Barack Obama to deny permits for seismic gas testing off the Atlantic coast.

Melanie White is on a mission to help save the elusive - and endangered - North Atlantic Right Whale."They have been here longer than we have, and ther...

Animal rights activists applauded SeaWorld's plans to end its orca shows at its San Diego park but said the company should phase out its captivity of...

Rescuers say that they've spotted at least 20 pilot whales in deeper water — a positive sign after the animals were discovered beached in a remote area of the Everglades on Tuesday.

Difficult rescue efforts continue at this hour for a band of pilot whales that beached on an isolated shoreline at the southern tip of the Florida…