The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is seeing an uptick in humpback whales washing up on shores.

Around 30 North Atlantic right whales and some humpback whales were spotted feeding near the eastern end of the Cape Cod Canal on April 15. One right whale briefly entered the canal, causing a ...

The whale was later buried at Sunset Beach in North ... Humpback whales are protected species under U.S. law and are found in waters across the country including Alaska, mid-Atlantic, Pacific ...

A South Carolina-based nonprofit reported finding a dead humpback whale in a “pretty remote area” near North Myrtle Beach. The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network responded to a juvenile whale ...

N.C. — The humpback whale seen drifting close to shore in Corolla likely died from blunt force trauma, officials with Jennette's Pier told WTKR News 3 Monday. The team from the North Carolina ...

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — A dead juvenile female humpback whale has washed ashore on the Outer Banks surf, according to officials with North Carolina Aquariums. The carcass was spotted floating just ...

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COROLLA, N.C. (WAVY) — A humpback whale washed up on the ... Mammal Stranding Network located the dead juvenile whale washed up just north of Shad Street in the surf zone.

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WBTW) — A juvenile humpback whale was found dead at a North Carolina beach near the South Carolina border last week, the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network said. Killer whale ...

COROLLA, N.C. (WAVY) — A humpback whale washed up on the ... Mammal Stranding Network located the dead juvenile whale washed up just north of Shad Street in the surf zone.

COROLLA, N.C. — The female humpback whale carcass that washed up in Corolla Thursday is now on the beach and undergoing an external exam and necropsy. Officials with the North Carolina Aquariums ...

After samples were collected, the whale was buried since it was "unable to be towed back to" the beach due to shallow water.