Catching one of the Pacific Northwest’s top predators takes time, a little luck and big chunks of meat. Oregon State University shark researcher Jess Schulte grabs a fishing hook about as big as her ...

The gray whale found dead in the Willapa River over the weekend was malnourished and had suffered internal injuries, biologists said Tuesday. The whale was already in a “very debilitated state” when ...

A young gray whale that amazed and confounded onlookers for days this week after winding up 20 miles inland in a Southwest Washington river has died, according to the marine wildlife nonprofit ...

A juvenile grey whale, which had captivated residents of Washington state after venturing 20 miles up a small river, has been discovered dead. Experts suspect hunger may have driven the mammal to seek ...