Small whales, dolphins and porpoises are hunted for commercial and subsistence purposes across the globe. They are killed for human consumption, fisheries bait, and to reduce the perceived competition ...

Even though this practice has been banned in most countries, some whale species still have very small populations and are ...

The gray whales are on their annual migration path between breeding grounds in Mexico and feeding grounds off the coast of ...

DESCRIPTION: Belugas are small whales, measuring up to 15 feet long with a maximum weight of 3,000 pounds. They are bigger than all but the largest dolphins and smaller than most other toothed whales.

The isolated Cook Inlet beluga whale population must also contend with the increasingly perilous and industrialized waters near Anchorage, Alaska's most populated and fastest-growing city. Belugas are ...