The Environment Authority (EA) has spotted a Bryde's whale in Musandam Governorate since the launch of the Marine Mammal ...

On Earth, size is a feature that never fails to captivate the human imagination. Whether it’s the towering presence of elephants or the massive enormity of blue whales, large animals capture our ...

The Appendices of the Convention provide the lists of wild species that are protected by the Convention. In the introductory text here we should add : Appendix I includes wild flora species and ...

North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena Glacialis <500 individuals Entanglement in fishing gear, ship collisions North Pacific Right Whale Eubalaena japonica <1000 individuals Ship collisions, climate ...

INDIAN RIVER BAY, DE - A dead humpback whale found in the Indian River Bay last week has finally been washed back out to sea. The whale was first discovered in the shallow waters of the Indian ...

If Whale 52 is indeed a hybrid, its presence suggests genetic intermingling among Balaenoptera musculus, as blues are known among scientists, and Balaenoptera physalus has been occurring for ...

There have only been about 30 whale generations since whaling largely ceased. Researchers may need twice that long to uncover what is happening. This story was written by Avery Schuyler Nunn and ...

Almost 40 years ago, deep in the Pacific, a single voice called out a song unlike any other. The sound reverberated through the depths at 52 hertz, puzzling those listening to this solo ringing ...

With a call as loud as a large ship, fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) are among the noisiest creatures in the sea. For some seismologists who monitor earthquakes by recording seafloor vibrations, ...