The population of endangered southern resident killer whales has dwindled to 76 individuals. (Photo courtesy Holly Fearnbach/NOAA) A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher who listens to killer ...

Encounters with humans from 2017 to 2021 killed hundreds of Steller sea lions and other marine mammals that swim in Alaska waters, along with dozens of Alaska whales, according to a new federal report ...

It took a village to save a juvenile whale earlier this month, one that involved collaboration between people and agencies, and extended as far as a NOAA expert in Maui. That’s the story of “SEAK-5490 ...

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal's death. The carcass ...

Steller sea lions bask on rocks in the Gulf of Alaska on June 29, 2003, with the research vessel Tiglax sailing in the background. (Photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Encounters with ...