Whales

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Pacific Northwest

In the Whalers’ Wake

A voyage up the Northwest Passage proves unrelenting, and yet, unforgettable.

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Animals and Wildlife

Protecting the Northern Right Whale

NOAA and the USCG are working to increase awareness and protection for Northern Atlantic right whales.

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New England

The New Bedford Whaling Museum: Looking at the Past with an Eye to the Future

Narwhals
Animals and Wildlife

Inuit and Scientists Are Bringing Narwhals and the Melting Arctic Into Focus

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Animals and Wildlife

Battle Royale: Humpbacks vs. Orcas in Monterrey Bay

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Animals and Wildlife

Breaching Whales Lift Kayakers In Argentina (VIDEO)

In a video making the rounds last week, two people in a tandem kayak were lifted out of the water when a whale breached under their kayak - twice.

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Other

Carib Tails Enlists Cruisers to Help Scientists Track Humpbacks

Carib Tails, a new international citizen science effort, is enlisting cruisers to help scientists track the movements of endangered humpback whales by photographing their flukes.