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 ...

A Department of Conservation team responded to a report of an entangled Arnoux’s beaked whale in oyster farm infrastructure in Whangaroa Harbour. Video / Department of Conservation A search is ...

Norway's whaling fleet will catch only half of its quota this season. The government set a quota of 1052 minke whales, (up from 797) but so far only 444 have been landed, reports BBC. Norway's ...

New Zealand's Far Out Ocean Research Collective spotted a bottlenose dolphin caring for a young pilot whale, and this isn't the first time the species has stepped in as a surrogate mom. On May 17 ...

A rare strapped-tooth whale died after attempting to strand on the coast of New Zealand, according to conservation officials. Photo from James Lee, UnSplash A rare whale recently died after ...

A most rare whale was found beached in New Zealand near a river estuary in the province of Otago last week. Classified as spade-toothed, little is known about the cetacean, where they live in the ...

A blue whale mother and calf swimming together in the South Taranaki Bight, New Zealand, a rare summer feeding region with many mother-calf pairs.