NOAA biologists are trying to determine how the whale died, while onlookers have gathered to see the large carcass.

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while ...

Biologists say the whale, believed to be a young female, was first reported Saturday lying on mudflats near a popular trail.

As crowds of onlookers trekked across Anchorage's tidal mud flats to see the carcass of a 47-foot fin whale that washed ashore over the weekend, biologists on Monday continued searching for clues how ...

An endangered fin whale washed ashore near Anchorage, Alaska, capturing the curiosity of locals while biologists investigate ...

In 2016, a dead fin whale showed up in Seward on the bow of a cruise ship. In the summer of the same year, a 60-foot fin ...

A sperm whale is seen in an undated photo published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (NOAA photo) Federal prosecutors are recommending that an Alaska fisher serve six months ...

Japan has expanded its whaling program to include the massive fin whale.Credit: Shutterstock Last month, the company released footage showing its massive new whaling “mother ship” had caught ...

Monterey, California, is a destination for whale watchers for good reason ... Wildlife visible in the vicinity include blue, gray, humpback, fin, minke and orca (aka killer) whales, as well ...

Bounded by the Caspian Sea, the former Soviet republic known as Azerbaijan may be one of the last places people would expect to see a beached sperm whale. As the world's largest lake, the inland ...