The 63-year-old captain of a Montauk, New York, fishing trawler has been convicted of federal conspiracy and fraud charges for violating local fishing rules that his lawyers say are outdated ...

A UK scientist says some hunted whales live for more than an hour after being harpooned. He found that the harpoons themselves and the rifles used to finish off wounded whales were often ineffective.

“Being harpooned is an unnecessary threat that these animals do not have to face,” she said. “It shouldn’t be the discussion ...

They were known to fight back when harpooned, even damaging boats, earning the nickname "devil fish." Now gray whales in Baja California frequently interact with humans in a remarkable shift.

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): A crocodile that escaped from its circus pen in Nakhon Sawan was captured late Tuesday (Feb 21) night after five days on the loose. The nearly three-metre ...

It has been 25 years since the Makah tribe last harpooned a gray whale, a practice its members consider a sacred tradition but was restricted by federal regulation. But on Thursday, the tribe was ...

Nazarine Cazley was harpooned in the back of the head near Arnold Circus, a residential square in Shoreditch, on March 4. She was taken to hospital with the projectile still lodged in her skull.