When researchers from the University of British Columbia set out to film the solitary hunting habits of Northern resident ...

For killer whales on the hunt for herring, two is better than one. A study published last week in the journal Current Biology found that the animals hunt in pairs and divide tasks with precision, ...

Washington’s Makah tribe could again be allowed to hunt gray whales. The government issued a draft environmental statement Friday in response to the tribe’s longstanding request to resume whaling. It ...

As the global whaling moratorium turns 40, experts reflect on how the 1986 ban helped save great whales—and the threats they ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering ...

PORT ANGELES — The Makah Tribe has submitted a permit application to NOAA Fisheries that will allow it to hunt up to 25 eastern North Pacific gray whales over a 10-year period, starting with one ...

How do you hunt a whale when your boat is made of logs lashed with vines and your harpoon is carved from animal bone?

SEATTLE (AP) — A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering ...