ALASKA -- An orca that became stranded on a rocky beach in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Thursday morning was freed with the help of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and ...

Rescuers rushed to save a group of false killer whales that stranded on a beach in Australia, photos show. Photo from Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia A rescue mission recently took place ...

UPDATE: Humpback whale stranded on the Oregon Coast to be euthanized A humpback whale that spent the weekend trapped in fishing nets and then stranded on shore near Yachats was still breathing on ...

UPDATE: The whale was euthanized around 3:00 p.m. Monday A young humpback whale stranded on the shore near Yachats, which captured the attention of many in Oregon and across the world, will be ...

Efforts to get a stranded humpback whale back into the ocean on Nov. 17 have failed, leaving wildlife officials with limited options except euthanasia, multiple officials said. A pulley system set up ...