In 2015, 12 fin whales became stranded and died between May 22 and June 17 near Kodiak Island and the western Gulf of Alaska, along with 22 humpbacks that same year. The incident was classified as ...
People ventured onto the frozen mudflats on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, to see a Fin whale that came to rest at Fish Creek near Anchorage. (Bill Roth / ADN) A 47-foot fin whale washed ashore along ...
An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal's death. The carcass ...
Iceland has issued a new five-year license to hunt hundreds of whales in their waters each year, boldly reaffirming its ...
Alongside these species, visitors may have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of some of the largest organisms to ever call ...
Of all the kinds of whales that could have washed onto the Anchorage mudflats, a fin whale is one of the most mysterious. Whale strandings are fairly routine in Alaska. But the latest, in which a ...