In the late afternoon hours on Sunday, approximately 30 pilot whales became stranded on Ruakk Beach near Whangrei in northern New Zealand after navigating into shallow waters, prompting a mass ...

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by a vessel.

In 2023, about 55 pilot whales were stranded on the island of Lewis, off Scotland's northwest coast. Larger mass strandings involving the whales are also quite common around Australia, New Zealand ...

On Sunday, more than 30 pilot whales were moved to the water. On Monday, a team from the Ministry of Conservation monitored Ruakaka Beach to ensure the mammals did not become stranded again.

Fifty-one pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on the Chatham Islands off New Zealand. The mass stranding means more than 200 whales have died in separate incidents over the ...

Previously, there had been reports of orcas in the region attacking a number of other species, including pantropical spotted dolphins, Bryde’s whales and short-finned pilot whales — but ...

Three whales have died, including one euthanised by the Department of Conservation (DOC), after a pod re-stranded in Golden Bay overnight. Thirty pilot whales remain stranded on Puponga Beach near ...

Different seasons also bring different species through the islands. Summer is a good time to see spotted dolphins, pilot whales, striped dolphins and bearded whales while the beginning of spring ...

From mid-April through October, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, plays host to several whale species, including humpback, pilot and minke whales. For a memorable whale watching experience in Cape Cod ...