A pilot flying over Costa Rica snapped a once-in-a-lifetime photo series when he spotted a rare sight from the cockpit, an albino humpback whale calf swimming with its mother. Felipe Chavez, 29, is a pilot of 11 years, flight instructor, and hobby photographer from Costa Rica. He was flying over the Pacific coastline of his home…

This film is unavailable in Switzerland, San Marino, Italy, and Holy See (Vatican City State) because of territorial licensing. A trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, amid Caribbean colors and history—that part of Mexico is dedicated to tourism, inhabited by the Maya, and with amazing seabeds where turtles and whale sharks come to breed. …

HONOLULU—A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags, and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, highlighting the threat to wildlife from the millions of tons of plastic that ends up in oceans every year. The body of…

At least 18 whales have washed up dead on the U.S. east coast in recent months, prompting concern from a group of mayors in the state of New Jersey who have called for an “immediate moratorium” on offshore wind farms. In a letter to New Jersey congressional lawmakers, the mayors said they stand “united” in their concerns…

LIDO BEACH, N.Y.—A 35-foot humpback whale washed ashore and later died on a New York beach, one of several cetaceans discovered over the past two months along the shores of New York and New Jersey. The whale was discovered Monday morning at Lido Beach West Town Park on Long Island. Officials said it was still…

Ecstatic whale watchers off the Southern California coast were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime sight when a migrating gray whale gave birth to her calf just meters away from their boat. A cellphone and drone captured the birth and the first moments of the calf. On Jan. 2, Capt. Dave’s Dana Point Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari was…

A killer whale stranded itself Wednesday and died on a beach in Palm Coast, Florida. In the early morning hours of Jan. 11, the massive orca stranded itself on the beach in Flagler, County, Florida, about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. Messod Bendayan, public affairs officer for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, said removing the 21-foot,…

Scientists who study the endangered North Atlantic right whale are cautiously optimistic about the current breeding season after nine calves were spotted during its first few weeks. Moira Brown, senior scientist with the Canadian Whale Institute, said fewer than 100 of the 340 surviving animals in the waters along Canada’s eastern coast are mothers. “Every calf…

A pilot flying over Costa Rica snapped a once-in-a-lifetime photo series when he spotted a rare sight from the cockpit, an albino humpback whale calf swimming with its mother. Felipe Chavez, 29, is a pilot of 11 years, flight instructor, and hobby photographer from Costa Rica. He was flying over the Pacific coastline of his home…

A humpback whale with a broken back has somehow migrated over 3,000 miles from feeding grounds in British Columbia to breeding grounds in Hawaii, despite not being able to use her tail to propel her through the water. Scientists are marveling at her tenacity and hope her plight can serve as a cautionary tale to…