beluga or humpback whales. Rarely does one think of a fin whale. And that would be logical considering the species has been on a slow recovery since almost hunted to extinction in the early to mid ...

Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, five years after leaving an international body that regulates ...

People ventured onto the frozen mudflats to see a fin whale beached near Fish Creek on Sunday, Nov. 17. (Bill Roth / ADN) It’s now been more than a month since a 47-foot fin whale washed up on ...

During whale watching trips on Jan. 2, onlookers saw a fin whale and a minke whale, which are “rare sightings for this time of year,” according to a Jan. 3 Facebook post by the Monterey Bay ...

"I've finally seen it" she said. Ms Allen said minke whales and fin whales "make regular appearances" and were the two most common great whales in Cornish waters. Sperm whales and bowhead whales ...

There are many other large whales, including blue, fin, sei, humpback, gray and sperm whales. Like bowhead and right whales, these were also almost wiped out by whaling. Scientists currently ...

at Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Image by E. Lyman – HIHWNMS/ NOAA Permit # 774-1714, HIHWNMS_upside_down_humpback_whale_48771005683 ...

The bereaved whale mother who made headlines when she heartbreakingly ... when they realized they had photographed the tiny dorsal fin of the newborn peaking out of the water, according to CNN.

There are many other large whales, including blue, fin, sei, humpback, gray and sperm whales. Like bowhead and right whales, these were also almost wiped out by whaling. Scientists currently ...