The orcas are native to the Pacific Northwest with their habitat ranging from southeastern Alaska to central California. But ...
A critically endangered species of whale is getting smaller and smaller thanks to climate change. These shrinking giants are North Atlantic right whales, of which there are only an estimated 356 ...
PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — A petition to list the Southern Resident killer whale as endangered was accepted ... disturbance from passing vessels and inbreeding. MLB dominoes: With A’s to Vegas ...
The death of an endangered whale that washed up on a beach on Martha's Vineyard may have been linked to it getting tangled up in fishing gear. The North Atlantic right whale was discovered on ...
A 46-foot-long endangered fin whale was found dead on a beach in Oregon this week, according to CBS News. NOAA Fisheries West Coast conducted an investigation and found that the whale was not ...
which lets users map data on global whale catches and whaling routes from 1880 to 1986. Scientists can compare this historical data and ... Endangered Whales Live in Area Earmarked for Gas ...
The wild population of Mexican gray wolves in the southwestern U.S. is still growing, but environmental groups are warning that inbreeding and the resulting genetic crisis within the endangered ...
SEATTLE— Responding to legal pressure from the Center for Biological Diversity, the federal government finalized a new rule today expanding critical habitat protection along the West Coast for ...
Key among them: increasing the abundance of endangered chinook salmon, the southern residents’ food of choice; minimizing pollution; and regulating boat traffic and whale watching so orcas can ...
The largest living animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ... The study found no evidence of inbreeding, which is good news for the potential recovery of subspecies and populations.
Orcas evolved from a small deer-like species that roamed the earth more than 50 million years ago. They are among the most formidable animals in the ocean — pack-hunting creatures that feed on ...