Taking living creatures out of their natural homes and incarcerating them in aquariums and other facilities for human entertainment should end, says a reader. Beluga whales swim before being transported by a group of experts from Marineland and U.S. aquariums onto…
Tiny Newfoundland town of Point May spent hours to dig a path for two beached whales. JOHNâS â It took hours of work with hoses, shovels â even the mayor on an excavator â but residents in the small…
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC · WHALE SEASON Samaná whale watching is the Dominican Republic’s best winter wildlife trip, when humpback whales (huge whales known for leaps and songs) fill the bay. The Dominican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the national environmental authority,…
Head of a solitary adult male Blainville’s beaked whale showing the high bottom jaw line and the erupted teeth. Credit: NOAA Fisheries There is little information on the abundance of Blainville’s beaked whales worldwide, though they are considered to have…
In a boost for the conservation of one of the world's most elusive and least-understood whale species, researchers analysing more than 18 years of underwater acoustic recordings collected off northwest Australia have discovered that Omura's whales are most likely to be…
To report a dead, injured, or stranded marine mammal along the West Coast (i.e., off California, Oregon, and Washington): To report entangled marine mammals: To report harassments and other violations to law enforcement: Zoonotic diseases are diseases that can be transmitted…
The annual whale migration is, without question, the most spectacular natural phenomenon in Los Cabos. Every single year, these massive, majestic marine mammals travel thousands of miles from the freezing, nutrient-rich feeding grounds of Alaska and the Arctic down to…
The answer lies in the evolutionary heritage of Homo sapiens. Humans and apes belong to the group of mammals called "primates." The earliest primates, like many mammals, did indeed have tails. But as these early primates evolved and adapted to…
Stranding network responders use a series of forms to collect basic information on stranding events as well as morphology, life history, biology, and general health. Scientists and natural resource managers use the information in these forms to help promote the…
Stranding network biologists attempt to cut a line off a humpback whale. NOAA Fisheries' Alaska Protected Resources Division, working with authorized and trained stranding network partners, attempts to safely free large whales from life-threatening entanglements, and, at the same time,…
From humpbacks to blues—migrating giants that sing across oceans.
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