A group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation designed to improve the federal government’s ability to map whale habitats and help reduce vessel strikes.

The federal government has withdrawn a proposed North Atlantic right whale protection rule that would have expanded requirements for large vessels to slow down. The rule, which was years in the making ...

Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...

The ocean is under increasing pressure. Everyday human activities, from shipping to oil and gas exploration to urban ...

Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies advocates for marine life like these majestic mammals . (Courtesy photo) Vessels are critical to the economy, with more than 80% of the world’s trade facilitated ...

Activists are calling for a limited, whale protection zone off San Juan Island to help the declining local population of endangered orcas. The protection zone could include a no-wake speed limit to ...

The administration cites whale protection in its anti-wind agenda. But that concern vanishes for fossil fuel projects in whale habitat. President Donald Trump has repeatedly framed his efforts to kill ...

Mexico's marine tourism industry, which draws in tens of thousands of tourists during whale mating season, largely ignores important guidelines protecting the health and well-being of whales, as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis): The North Atlantic right whale is one of the ...