Mom is 35-year-old Naya, but there are two mature males in Shedd’s pod. DNA testing revealed that Beethoven, the oldest male ...

CHICAGO - The Shedd Aquarium has revealed that its baby beluga whale is a boy, and he’s already making a splash! The Shedd ...

The harbor seals of Alaska’s Iliamna Lake, which make up one of only five freshwater seal populations in the world, have long been a subject of fascination for their separateness from the seals that ...

JUNEAU — In his annual address to the Alaska Legislature, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the state may have to take "painful" short-term measures to bridge a gas supply gap from Cook Inlet. "We'll address ...

Alaska Public Media reports that a food storage space similar to a root cellar was discovered at an archaeological site ...

A truly all-ages pathway, the Coastal Trail follows the curve of Cook Inlet, with outstanding ... red foxes and beluga whales as you travel along. Bike rentals are available at both ends of ...

Three whales have died, including one euthanised by the Department of Conservation (DOC), after a pod re-stranded in Golden Bay overnight. Thirty pilot whales remain stranded on Puponga Beach near ...

The National Park Service will convey a set of easements in Lake Clark National Park to Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), the region’s Alaska Native corporation. According to an NPS news release ...

Between 20 to 30 whales have stranded in Golden Bay, near the top of the South Island. Project Jonah received reports of a pod of whales coming onshore about 7pm Saturday. Local medics were on site, ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial ...

conservation groups have also fought activity around the Johnson Tract given its connection to habitat for brown bear, the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale and large tracts of pristine wilderness.

Marine scientists had an unexpected sighting earlier this week — a large number North Atlantic right whales near Jeffreys Ledge off the southern Maine and New Hampshire coasts. Research scientist Orla ...