A Southeast Alaska fisherman was sentenced last week to six months in prison for violating the Lacey Act by falsifying records, as well as violating the Endangered Species Act by attempting to ...

A federal judge in Juneau has sentenced a Southeast Alaska fisher to six months in federal prison after pleading guilty last ...

In the summer, adult whales feed at high latitudes (like Alaska, Iceland, and Antarctica), putting on ... In the Southern ...

Great rivers of whale pee make a remarkable contribution to Earth's cycling of nutrients, a new study reveals. While their ...

Alaska fisherman Dugan Daniels was sentenced to six months for falsifying records and attempting to kill an endangered sperm ...

Just as humpbacks travel from Alaska to Mexico and Hawaii to give ... We circled nearby, waiting for a blue whale to surface. With a loud blast of air from its blowhole, a blue whale appeared ...

An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping ... On the North Slope of Alaska, the culture of the Inupiat centers on whales. Each spring, men and ...

The Museum of Alaska in Wasilla, formerly known as the Alaska Museum of Transportation and Industry, plans to take possession of whale’s skeleton for use in an eventual educational display ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.