Whales

A dead whale was discovered in San Francisco Bay near Alameda Monday night, officials said.

Conservation events, educational talks, and activities for families are part of the two-day symposium.

The splashy searches kick off, up and down the coast, as Christmas concludes. Did you just see that spout in the distance?

taking a look back at NBC7.com’s most-watched videos of 2021, one thing is certain: we sure do love our sea creatures.

An alarming number of whales have washed up on Bay Area beaches this year so on Tuesday, local environmentalists gathered to call for changes to make the bay safer for the sea giants.

The younger generation of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are on average about three feet shorter than whales were 20 years, drone and aircraft data show in a study in Thursday’s journal Current Biology.

The Center for Biological Diversity signaled its intent on Monday to file a lawsuit unless remedial actions are taken in the wake of the deaths of two fin whales dislodged from the hull of an Australian naval vessel during a training exercise at Naval Base San Diego.

The HMAS Sydney, a Royal Australian Navy ship, was tied up to a dock at Naval Base San Diego on Tuesday, just south of the Coronado Bridge, not far from where a dead whale was tethered.