In 1999 hundreds of gray whales washed up along the west coast of North America. More in 2000. They lost an estimated 25% of their population. But then the whale population recovered and people moved ...

NOAA biologists count the whales annually on their migration south starting in January, and this is the seventh year the ...

March is a blissful month, a month when gray whale watching can begin in earnest. The eastern North Pacific gray whale population winters in the warm lagoons off Baja California, then begins moving ...

Each year, gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) complete one of the most impressive journeys in the animal kingdom. They travel thousands of miles between their Arctic feeding grounds and the warmer ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to ...

Submitted by the Orca Network. Little Patch, one of the “Sounders” gray whales who return to feed in the Salish Sea each winter and spring, was first spotted in Saratoga Passage on Dec. 11, just as ...

Noyo Center for Marine Science Stranding Coordinator Sarah Grimes gives tips on sighting whales, and the Center announces ...

From Mendocino to Monterey, whale fests offer the chance to glimpse these migrating giants — plus hiking, dining and rocking ...

ALAMEDA — A dead gray whale was found rolling in the surf off Alameda South Shore Beach, according to the Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences. The whale marks the fourth gray ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly two dozen whales have died in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent months, according to animal rescue groups. A total of 19 ...

We’ve seen plenty of heartwarming stories about people and animals becoming bonded and helping one another in some way. Many of these stories involve domesticated animals like dogs or cats — others ...

A gray whale that lost its tail has been spotted in California, revealing that despite its impairment, it is still managing to swim. Calling it a “miracle whale,” Jessica Roame, the education manager ...