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Humpback whale breaching vertically from the ocean, water splashing around its body.

Young Humpback Whale Dies After A Devastating Strike Leaves Him Stranded On The Sand

The death of juvenile humpback whale Oil Change reveals vessel strike risks and urges stronger protections for coastal whales.

Young Humpback Whale Dies After A Devastating Strike Leaves Him Stranded On The Sand

The death of juvenile humpback whale Oil Change reveals vessel strike risks and urges stronger protections for coastal whales.

Humpback whale swimming underwater in deep blue water, with small fish visible beneath its body.

Stranded Humpback Whale Endures A 76 Hour Fight For Freedom In Shallow Baltic Waters

Rescue teams race to save a stranded humpback whale trapped on a Baltic Sea sandbar near northern Germany.

Stranded Humpback Whale Endures A 76 Hour Fight For Freedom In Shallow Baltic Waters

Rescue teams race to save a stranded humpback whale trapped on a Baltic Sea sandbar near northern Germany.

Close-up of a manatee’s face just below the water’s surface, with its broad snout and whiskers visible.

Melby The Manatee Escapes A Deadly Trap And Fights His Way Back To Freedom

Melby’s successful manatee rescue highlights coordinated care and urgent need to protect warm-water habitat for Florida manatees.

Melby The Manatee Escapes A Deadly Trap And Fights His Way Back To Freedom

Melby’s successful manatee rescue highlights coordinated care and urgent need to protect warm-water habitat for Florida manatees.

A young seal pup, with its feet curled under its body, sitting on a beach.

Seal Pup Escapes A Slow Death After Fishing Net Tightens Around His Neck

Hopeful rescue of a seal pup entangled in ghost gear highlights risks of discarded fishing nets and marine rubbish.

Seal Pup Escapes A Slow Death After Fishing Net Tightens Around His Neck

Hopeful rescue of a seal pup entangled in ghost gear highlights risks of discarded fishing nets and marine rubbish.

Trump Administration's Gulf Drilling Exemption Puts Rare Wildlife In Deep Danger

Trump Administration's Gulf Drilling Exemption Puts Rare Wildlife In Deep Danger

A rare federal committee has cleared Gulf oil drilling past key Endangered Species Act protections, and some of the animals in the path of that decision are already on the...

Trump Administration's Gulf Drilling Exemption Puts Rare Wildlife In Deep Danger

A rare federal committee has cleared Gulf oil drilling past key Endangered Species Act protections, and some of the animals in the path of that decision are already on the...

Several baby sea turtles crawling across sandy beach toward the ocean, their small flippers pushing through the sand.

Hikers Uncover Frozen Terror From an 80-Million-Year-Old Sea Turtle Escape

A casual climb along an Italian cliff led to something astonishing: a sprawling set of fossil tracks that may capture sea turtles fleeing sudden catastrophe 80 million years ago. The...

Hikers Uncover Frozen Terror From an 80-Million-Year-Old Sea Turtle Escape

A casual climb along an Italian cliff led to something astonishing: a sprawling set of fossil tracks that may capture sea turtles fleeing sudden catastrophe 80 million years ago. The...