Orcas off B.C.'s coast have been critically endangered for many years, and scientists have found that a lack of genetic variability may be why. A new study out of Washington state, published ...
An "incredible encounter" unfolded for Monterey Bay Whale Watch and the California Killer Whale Project as they spotted some ...
Another North Atlantic right whale has turned up dead, this time off the coast of Virginia in late March. A necropsy found the endangered whale, a mother to a young calf, had suffered ...
Researchers found evidence of inbreeding and small colonies in rusty patched bumblebee populations. A first-of-its-kind rangewide genetic study of the endangered rusty patched bumblebee found ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that acoustic fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales were once the muscles and bone marrow of the ... Caller ID of the Sea: Tagging ...
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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 ...
Newly published science suggests orcas may be not just one but three distinct species. Researchers say that, based on what they've found, the killer whales deep in the Pacific Ocean should get ...
Orcas and other whales passing by Vashon-Maury Island now have a new dedicated team of humans helping steer ships and other ...
While they are currently categorized as endangered, ... To better understand how inbreeding could affect the growth of the subspecies, ... each sample of blue whale had around 3.5% fin whale DNA.