In 1986, the International Whaling Commission implemented a moratorium on commercial whaling, helping humpback whales bounce back from the brink of extinction. The whaling ban remains in place today.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a necropsy revealed the whale may have suffered a ship ...

Sightings of humpback whales cruising the British coast are rising – and causing debate amongst conservationists researching the cause ...

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by ...

Learn about one of the ocean's most iconic and captivating creatures in the world, the humpback whale. Read more on the blog.

A wildlife watcher caught glimpse of the formerly-endangered mammal on camera near Deal A humpback whale has been spotted off the Kent coast, sparking excitement for a conservation charity.

These animals don’t frequently wash up on Huntington Beach’s shores. Agencies are looking into the cause of death of the ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary undertook the life-saving detangling operations for the whales Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

Their mission: Communicate with whales. And they did just that. In a landmark experiment, the team had a 20-minute conversation with a humpback whale named Twain in her own language. Twain and the ...

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Humpback whale that washed ashore in Kitty Hawk has necropsy before beach clean up Necropsy performed on whale that washed up on Kitty Hawk shore "There was a gap in the ...

A humpback whale has got into difficulty after becoming entangled in rope at a fish farm off Skye. Organic Sea Harvest said it had suspended normal operations at its Invertote site in the north of ...

A dead humpback whale has washed ashore in Kitty Hawk near the Bennett Street beach access at milepost two in the Outer Banks. Community members reported the whale to the Kitty Hawk Police ...