Blue whales, the world’s largest animal, are showing up in big numbers off the Southern California coast this season, a welcome return for ocean and wildlife enthusiasts who marvel at the ...

Blue whales are listed as an endangered species, with only between 10,000 and 25,000 left in the world. This is mostly because they were heavily hunted during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Efforts to save the Northwest’s endangered orcas are not working on either side of the U.S.-Canada border, according to an ...

Blue whales also give birth to enormous calves, the largest in the animal kingdom. They are usually between 6 to 8 meters (19 to 26 feet) in length and can weigh as much as 3.5 tonnes, not far off ...

The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. ... They are listed as endangered by the IUCN. Their greatest threat today is global warming.

Pygmy blue whales have long been a mystery to marine biologists, spending the majority of their lives underwater and swimming far from shore. But on July 4, the Australian Institute of Marine ...

From the entanglement of Shelagh, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, to the awe-inspiring appearance of the first blue whale of the season, these events have stunned onlookers and ...

Endangered blue whale discovered dead in Balochistan's Gwatar Bay. ... Khan emphasised that this whale is categorised as an endangered species and urgent steps are required for its conservation.

Blue whales are listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. The World Wildlife Fund estimates only 10,000 to 25,000 blue whales remain in the world, down from as many as 250,000 ...

Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, typically arrive in early June and remain through early July. A blue whale was spotted off the San Diego coastline. This signals the beginning of the ...

The summertime blues are back. Blue whales, the world’s largest animal, are showing up in big numbers off the Southern California coast this season, a welcome return for ocean and wildlife ...