PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we’re not talking about the holidays; we’re talking about Whale Watch Week. From Dec. 27 through Dec. 31, Oregon State Park ...

You don't hear the impending arrival of a whale at first; you feel it. There's a shift in the atmosphere, a sudden silence, and then a blow with a breath so heavy that it cuts through the air with ...

Some of the best sites on the Oregon Coast to watch gray whale migrations will be staffed by volunteers Dec. 27-31.

Orcas are some of the ocean's most enigmatic and playful creatures, and they're not as elusive as you might think. Here's ...

About 19,000 Pacific Gray whales are traveling south to their calving waters in Baja California, said Justin Duering, an Oregon State Parks ranger based at Beverly Beach State Park in Lincoln County.

WILDCOAST announced Friday the launch of “Protect the Locals,” a new campaign dedicated to raising awareness and promoting safe whale watching practices in California and beyond. The Del Mar-based ...

BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company will again be offering a collection of specialty tours in 2026 with early-bird discounts. These tours include a Mid-coast and Monhegan Island ...

GLOUCESTER — One night in the early 1990s, a young science teacher named Tina McMahon-Foley was watching television at her home in Albany when she flipped to the Discovery Channel. A documentary ...

SEATTLE — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant ...

Along the coast of Gujarat, India, a renowned spiritual leader is inspiring fishermen to become guardians of the world’s biggest fish: the endangered whale shark. Along the coast of Gujarat, India, a ...