A juvenile humpback whale was found dead on a beach in Massachusetts, the sixth stranding in the state within six months.

That record partially reflects a day in June when IFAW responded to the largest mass stranding of dolphins in recorded U.S.

“Within the hour, it stranded on the beach ... experience those strikes and entanglements. Several whales have died in Massachusetts recently Whale and dolphins' local coverage area extends ...

In addition to the Marshfield whale, a dead whale washed up on Bayside Beach in Plymouth on Dec. 9. In Brewster, the carcass ...

A young humpback whale washed onto a beach in Marshfield on Thursday, making it the sixth large whale stranding in ...

A juvenile humpback whale was found washed ashore on Roosevelt Beach on Long Island, New York, on Monday morning, just days after a deceased minke whale was found nearby.

Massachusetts has seen the most minke whales washed ashore ... the coordinator for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, told NPR in 2023: "Unfortunately, it's been a period ...

The largest mass stranding in modern recorded history was 1,000 whales on the shores of the Chatham Islands, a New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean in 1918. Pilot whales are regularly ...

They're a much-needed alternative to fossil fuels, but myths are circulating about their impact on marine life.

In Southern New England, organizations including the Whale and Dolphin Conservation and Mystic Aquarium, work year-round to ...

making it the sixth large whale stranding in Massachusetts in as many months, according to a marine mammal rescue group. Whale and Dolphin Conservation called the series of incidents dating to ...