While killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger the immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), extended absences from their aggregation sites are also part of the sharks' natural ...

These three countries alone are suspected of killing nearly 45,000 whales since 1986, when commercial whaling was banned.

Killer whales can scare white sharks away in the moment, but a 12-year study from South Australia shows that long disappearances from shark hotspots are often just part of the sharks’ natural rhythms.

GettyWhile killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias ...

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established in 1946 to prevent the collapse of several species that had been hunted to near extinction over the preceding centuries. In 1986, after long ...

Ships are hitting and killing whales off the California coast at some of the highest rates in more than a decade, according to data obtained and tabulated by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. The ...

Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to hunt. Here’s why they depend so ...

Captured off the coast of San Diego, the astonishing video pictured above captures the moment that a dolphin is punched on ...

A new calf has been born to the critically endangered southern resident killer whale population in the Salish Sea. Biologists ...