A collision with an ocean vessel may have been what killed a humpback whale that washed ashore in Huntington Beach last week, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.

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.

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

Rescuers have freed a humpback whale that was caught up in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. The mammal was spotted by a member of the public being in difficulty at the Invertote salmon ...

State officials said the body of a whale calf was found on a Maui beach Friday. Courtesy photo State officials were notified Friday morning of a newborn humpback whale calf that was found dead on ...