Encounters with humans from 2017 to 2021 killed hundreds of Steller sea lions and other marine mammals that swim in Alaska waters, along with dozens of Alaska whales, according to a new federal report ...

An accomplished group of scientists believes humans could eventually communicate with aliens after they had an unprecedented interaction with a whale in Alaska. The 20-minute exchange between ...

It took a village to save a juvenile whale earlier this month, one that involved collaboration between people and agencies, and extended as far as a NOAA expert in Maui. That’s the story of “SEAK-5490 ...

Beluga whales photographed in August 2021 in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The population was most recently estimated at just 331 animals. A first description of this population’s vocal repertoire shows that ...

Six killer whales caught in trawl net gear this year in waters off Alaska died as a result of their entanglement, while a seventh whale was seriously injured by this gear, according to a NOAA ...

Steller sea lions bask on rocks in the Gulf of Alaska on June 29, 2003, with the research vessel Tiglax sailing in the background. (Photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Encounters with ...