A humpback floating off Wales Island, north of Prince Rupert, was the first of four dead whales discovered off the coast of B.C. between Oct. 12 and Nov. 21. (Leanne Alexcee) ...

A sprawling international study of humpback whales in the northern Pacific has found their population has shrunk significantly since 2012 — despite the once-endangered species' remarkable ...

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Researchers are shocked and saddened that at least eight humpback whales have been hit by vessels off the B.C. coast in less than a month. The whale strikes between July 20 and Aug. 11 have ...

2:00 Humpback whale spotted with no tail raising concerns Conservationists say heartbreaking images of a humpback whale with a severed tail on B.C.’s coast should serve as a wake-up call. The ...

Researchers are shocked and saddened that at least eight humpback whales have been hit by vessels off the B.C. coast in less than a month. The whale strikes between July 20 and Aug. 11 have ...

In an astonishing moment caught on camera, a humpback whale briefly scooped up a kayaker in its mouth before quickly spitting the man back out. Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell ...

The humpback boom to about 40,000 since, has brought the creatures into more frequent contact with people than before. That means more entanglements with fishing nets or run-ins with watercraft.