Whale Sightings off New England

Scientists report a large number of whales off New England, including an orca eating a tuna and a high concentration of rare sei whales. The area is important core habitat for endangered North Atlantic right whales, with concerns about vessel strikes and entanglements.

Protection of Whales through Legal Personhood Treaty

Indigenous leaders in the Pacific signed a treaty granting whales legal personhood to protect them from climate change effects. The treaty aims to provide whales with rights such as freedom of movement, natural behavior development, and a healthy environment.

Whale Conservation and Vessel Safety

The U.S. Coast Guard is testing a new system to reduce whale strikes by vessels in the waters around Seattle.

Whale Sound Production

A new paper in the journal Nature provides a detailed explanation of how baleen whales produce their distinct calls.