ALAMEDA — A dead gray whale was found rolling in the surf off Alameda South Shore Beach, according to the Marine Mammal ...

Four dead whales have been found in the San Francisco Bay area in less than two weeks, with some experts expressing concern.

Fin whales are the second-largest whale species on the planet and have a “distinctive coloration – black or dark brownish-gray on the back and sides and white on the underside,” according to the ...

Another dead whale was discovered in the waters of the San Francisco Bay, the fifth creature found in the area in less than a ...

Thousands of gray whales are migrating past the Oregon coast in poor condition, with record-low calf numbers and visible ...

One of the largest harmful algae blooms recorded along the Southern California coast has led to the illness and death of ...

A team was expected to examine a dead whale that washed up near Surfers Point in Ventura. Here's what to know.

Taken together, the deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in higher-than-normal numbers.

Whales can also help cycle nutrients in the ocean when they disturb the seabed as they feed. Gray whales ( Eschrichtius ...

An entangled gray whale, trapped 100 feet underwater, was freed in a life-saving mission involving drones, underwater cameras ...

A dead gray whale was found rolling in the surf off Alameda South Shore Beach, according to the Marine Mammal Center and the ...