When a whale dies in the ocean, an ecosystem grows around its sunken carcass. It’s an epic burial at sea, something researchers call a whale fall. The body is a literal smorgasbord on which deep sea ...

Oregon’s attempt to remove a dead sperm whale by explosion became a chaotic and cautionary tale.

On an Oregon beach just north of the city of Yachats, a quiet crowd gathered over several days last weekend as a young humpback whale lay stranded and dying on the sand. People returned to the ...

Oregon wildlife officials are investigating how a young humpback whale that came ashore near Yachats last weekend tangled in crab gear. The whale was ultimately euthanized after roughly 48 hours ...

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