Experts say the increased sightings are positive indications that the global humpback whale population is recovering, nearly 40 years after commercial hunting was banned. Some reckon that the whales ...
The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...
Over the last few weeks, multiple sightings of the magnificent humpback whale have been reported by people living along the coast. These 15-metre long animals have been spotted in growing numbers ...
A surge in humpback whale sightings reported across the English ... of the species is on the rise after a ban on commercial hunting decades before, it may also by a symptom of the varying ...
UPDATE: This post has been updated with input from NOAA Fisheries regarding the likelihood that the whale had been struck by a ship. A 26-foot humpback whale that was found deceased and entangled ...
Cetaceans in UK waters are nothing new. Minke whales, dolphins and porpoises are often seen off the British coast. But recent sightings of a much bigger visitor have caused both excitement and concern ...