Blue whales might be some of the most iconic creatures on the planet, but for all their impressive features, there’s still ...

Two months after the war ended, Confederate soldiers destroyed a fleet of Yankee ships, which were harvesting bowhead whales ...

"These majestic animals are in dire need of new protections." Officials share heartbreaking image of endangered whale: 'A ...

The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

At the 69 th IWC meeting in 2024, for example, countries voting against both a Resolution on commercial whaling and a ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The aging Nisshin Maru, a relic of Japan’s whaling tradition, has finally retired after playing a central role in research and commercial operations for more ...

The harpooned whales of South Georgia met a brutal fate: winched onto boats then dumped on land, they were dragged to industrial whaling ...

A sperm whale’s tooth can weigh more than two pounds and they are illegally trafficked to be used as decorations and for ...

Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted. The proposal comes five years ...

The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's decision on Thursday and reinstated the protections. The lower court had ruled against a federal law banning lobster fishing ...