ALASKA -- An orca that became stranded on a rocky beach in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Thursday morning was freed with the help of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and ...

TikTok creator Jacob Colvin filmed dozens of people attempting to turn the whale’s tail so it can catch the rising tide Marine biologist Carrie Newell warns that touching a whale is dangerous, illegal ...

A massive humpback whale that crashed ashore on an Oregon beach after getting caught in a crab fishing gear will be euthanized, according to officials. The huge mammal is still alive but is in deep ...

Efforts to get a stranded humpback whale back into the ocean on Nov. 17 have failed, leaving wildlife officials with limited options except euthanasia, multiple officials said. A pulley system set up ...

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 ...

After numerous agencies, organizations and individuals spent two days trying to help a young humpback whale stranded on a beach just north of Yachats, authorities have reported the whale has been ...

Numerous people flocked to the Oregon Coast overnight Nov. 15 and early Nov. 16 in an effort to help a stranded humpback whale after posts on social media went viral. The whale was apparently tangled ...