The carcass of the juvenile female fin whale, ... To report an injured or stranded whale, contact NOAA Fisheries Alaska Statewide 24-hour Stranding Hotline at (877) 925-7773.

Lena Jacobs collects baleen from the fin whale washed un on the shore near downtown Anchorage on Sunday, November 24, 2024. Jacobs is Tlingit of the Raven Salmon Clan from Haines Alaska and a ...

A humpback whale was severely injured in Glacier Bay. National Park Service staff say they first saw the injury last Friday, ...

Every so often, minke whales, gray whales and humpbacks wash ashore in Alaska. But it’s unusual for a fin whale to be found on a beach so close to Alaska’s biggest city, Ms. Mahoney said.

Museum of Alaska CEO James Grogan carries bones from a fin whale to a truck near the mouth of Fish Creek on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Anchorage.

An endangered humpback whale was recently spotted showing severe injuries from an apparent collision with a boat near Glacier ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the ...

A juvenile fin whale who died on shore in Torrance, California, is seen on August 11, 2024. A nearly 50-foot fin whale recently washed up ashore in Alaska.

Dead 47-foot-long endangered fin whale washes up in Alaska, attracting hundreds of people. Story by Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY • ...

A whale suffers a boat injury in Glacier Bay, troopers rescue stranded boaters, Ketchikan’s fire dept upgrades with a new ...

Fin whales are the second-largest whale species, according to NOAA Fisheries, and fully grown can reach up to 85 feet (25.9 meters) long and weigh between 40 tons and 80 tons.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused ...