Alameda County firefighters spray water on a beached juvenile minke whale to keep it comfortable in Emeryville, Calif., on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ...

A minke whale that spent the last week swimming in Long Beach Harbor despite efforts by marine wildlife experts to reroute it back to deeper waters died this weekend, officials confirmed.

A rare minke whale was euthanized on Tuesday, April 8, after getting stuck in shallow waters near the Emeryville Marina in California's San Francisco Bay. This comes after three other gray whales ...

Delight for people on board a boat trip as a Minke whale is spotted in the sea, off the Yorkshire coast. 'Massive blow to ...

Rulli said minke whales are rare in the area, and the mammal center has spotted only five since 2009. The whale may have come into the San Francisco Bay looking for food, Rulli explained, but ...

Extraordinary footage has captured the distinctive call of the elusive Dwarf Minke Whale at the Great Barrier Reef. The ...

Minke whales, considered the smallest of the great, or baleen, whale family, can grow up to 26 feet long and weigh up to 14,000 pounds, according to NOAA. The whale is protected under the Marine ...

A single minke whale has been lingering in the Catalina Landing in downtown Long Beach for several days. NOAA is monitoring its health and trying to guide it back to open water.

Sea creatures off the coast of California made for a moment where boaters thought they were in a “simulation.” ...

A minke whale has apparently been spotted feeding off the shore by fishing crews in Cornwall. Company Mermaid Pleasure Trips ...