When a whale dies in the ocean, an ecosystem grows around its sunken carcass. It’s an epic burial at sea, something ...

YACHATS Ore. (KPTV) - A beached humpback whale near Yachats was euthanized Monday afternoon, according to a state official. Jim Rice, the program director of OSU’s Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding ...

A young humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday in Oregon had to be euthanized after two days of rescue efforts. The whale, a roughly 1 to 2-year-old humpback, had surfaced near San Marine ...

The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed over fears the bodies will fill with gas and explode as they decompose. The ...

VENICE, Fla. -- A sperm whale beached off the coast of Venice, Florida, has died following attempts to save it, officials said Monday. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are ...

A beached whale on the Oregon Coast, around 1 to 2 years old, unfortunately did not survive, KATU 2 reported Monday. The young female humpback was stranded near San Marine State Park after it was ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A young female humpback whale that beached near Yachats Saturday night remains stranded as prospects for saving the whale dim. Lisa Ballance, the director of the Marine Mammal ...