A dead minke whale washed ashore on Black Point Beach in Chilmark on Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday. The whale was 27 feet long ...

Minke whales are one of the smallest members of ... They are not federally listed as endangered or threatened, though they are protected under the marine mammal protection act.

Minke whales can grow up to 35 feet in length and weigh up to 20,000 pounds. They are typically spotted either alone or in small pods, the NOAA website states. While not considered endangered or ...

A juvenile minke whale stranded multiple times in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized due to its deteriorating health. The whale, rarely seen in the area, exhibited signs of severe sunburn ...

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A rare juvenile minke whale that had repeatedly been seen stranded in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized Tuesday after officials determined the mammal had little chance for survival. The ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido–This year’s commercial whaling of minke whales has begun off the coast of eastern Hokkaido, with the first catch of the season being unloaded here on April 1. The catch was a ...

Earlier on Tuesday, the minke whale once again stuck itself in mud at low tide in the same area. The Marine Mammal Center officials made the decision to euthanize the whale after determining that ...

A minke whale that had been swimming in the Long Beach Harbor died from domoic acid poisoning, tests show. The poisoning is associated with the toxic algae bloom that has sickened and killed other ...

Scientists have revealed the cause of death for the small minke whale that was trapped for several days in a Long Beach harbor earlier this month, according to media reports. Officials from the ...

Reykjavik: An Icelandic whaling company plans to hunt minke whales this summer in a first for the country since 2021, a decision denounced Thursday by animal rights activists. Iceland is one of ...