humpback whales

A whale’s grapefruit-sized eye reveals the reason humpbacks keep swimming into fishing gear.

The University of Queensland system is intended to give policymakers idea of how species traverse the oceans and what it will take to save them

The Canadian lead author of a new study on the migration of humpback whales is sounding the alarm on how climate change could spell trouble for the species.

Vessel collisions are a leading cause of death for many whale species. “School zones” for the seas could help protect them, scientists say.

Vancouver Island whale researchers helped the world-famous nature series explore novel humpback behaviour and how these ocean giants help mitigate climate change.

Three whales were reportedly struck by vessels in northern B.C. waters over a 10-day period last month, raising West Coast humpback researchers’ concerns over the risk shipping poses to the marine mammals.

A U.S. judge this week ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the law when it failed to develop a plan to prevent West Coast commercial sablefish fishermen from harming humpback whales.

An unusual feeding technique only recently observed by scientists was documented nearly 2,000 years ago, a study suggests.

A record number of humpbacks were documented in 2022. But as the resident whales' population grows on West Coast, so do the dangers to the species of special concern.

Blue whales consume up to one billion particles over a feeding season with as-yet-unknown impacts on their health.

The Pacific Whale Watch Association says based on its figures along with data provided by the Orca Behavior Institute in Washington state, Bigg’s killer whales were spotted in the Salish Sea on 329 days last year.

The Quadra Island-based team is one of several in B.C. waters run by Cetus Research and Conservation Society, an organization that protects whales through research, education and direct intervention.

Three cases of entangled humpback whales have been reported within the past four days, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has confirmed.

Newfoundlanders are flocking to capture images of the annual, picturesque arrival of iconic marine species both tiny and massive -- and creating a valuable resource for scientific research.

It may be narrated by David Attenborough, but it's not your typical nature documentary. The show is part of an emerging genre of wildlife documentary that tackles conservation and climate change in tandem.