In 2016, NOAA researchers estimated the gray whale population at 27,000, declining to below 15,000 in 2023 before rebounding to a rough estimate of 19,000 in 2024. NOAA declared an official ...

It’s J40’s first known calf, which Weiss said was promising, as it’s good for the population when female whales start reproducing. There are no immediate concerns with the new calf ...

“Each new calf is vitally important to this critically endangered population — every birth counts — and we’re hopeful that this young whale will continue to thrive,” the whale group sai ...

The baby killer whale is the fourth born into the Southern Resident killer whale population in the past 12 months Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...