Then, almost a year later, on June 20, 2023, a pilot whale calf was again spotted within a group of orcas. As before, this group of orcas was known to the team as herring specialists.

SEA BRIGHT -- A long-finned pilot whale that stranded at the beach here May 14 was euthanized by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center to prevent the animal from further suffering.

A sick, starved pilot whale had to be euthanized after washing up on the beach in Sea Bright on Wednesday, officials said. The 15-foot, long-finned, male whale was first spotted struggling in the ...

The sighting of Eternity beyond Canada’s 200-mile limit was an exciting observation for Dr. Jack Lawson, a DFO research ...

The post added that this wasn’t a small pod of pilot whales, either. “We saw hundreds of them, stretching as far as the eye could see,” 7 Seas Whale Watch said, describing males that were ...

In some instances, the baby pilot whale was nudged along by the adult orcas, and on another occasion, it swam ahead of the pod before the adults caught up to it and lifted it out of the water and ...

In September 2022, about 200 pilot whales died during a mass whale stranding at the entrance to Macquarie Harbour. After an extensive rescue operation, about 30 animals were refloated from the ...

This newborn long-finned pilot whale, left, pictured with its mom, was “fresh out of the oven,” according to 7 Seas Whale Watch. “The dorsal fin is still floppy, and fetal folds are very ...

Last Monday and Tuesday, those aboard the 7 Seas Whale Watch’s Privateer IV were greeted to a sight many captains and naturalists had not seen in more than 10 years: long-finned pilot whales ...