When you think about a whale, you probably picture an enormous sea creature without legs. But what if I told you the first whale had four legs and could walk on land? I talked about whales and other ...

Sailors in Greece are joining forces with NGOs and government bodies this summer, to help protect one of the world’s rarest ...

A nightmarish scene unfolded in the summer of 2023 across Los Angeles County beaches as hundreds of sick marine mammals washed ashore and became stranded in the sand. Beachgoers witnessed animals ...

New Jersey’s marine mammals are in the crosshairs. Already struggling under multiple assaults, they are facing another blow. Recent federal budget cuts and rule changes promise to dismantle critical ...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers ...

In a small, rented lab in the port of Los Angeles in May, Keith Matassa was working through a backlog of bodies on ice. Using a surgical knife, he carefully removed a California sea lion fetus from a ...

Wildlife officials are warning the public of a toxic algae bloom affecting marine mammals along Los Angeles County beaches.

How can animals that need to breathe air manage to sleep underwater? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If marine mammals want to ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate ...

Marine mammals are penned in as they recuperate at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro in 2023. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) A nightmarish scene unfolded in the summer of 2023 across Los ...