"One of the main criteria for the area that was chosen is to be able to protect 100 per cent of the habitat of beluga whales," said Guilbeault. Parks Canada goes whale watching in Saguenay-Saint ...

Shedd Aquarium members voted to name the newest beluga whale Opus. Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Share The newest member of the Shedd Aquarium now has a name — and aquarium members had a hand ...

For instance, while beluga whales are considered a species of least concern by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the population in Alaska’s Cook Inlet is classified as ...

the scientific name of beluga whales. Shedd Aquarium members participated in an online poll to name beluga calf Opus. Credit: Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Opus the whale calf was born July 24. His ...

Volunteers attempted to free the whale from ropes that were wrapped around it A sperm whale which died on Monday after washing up on the island of Raasay had been entangled in ropes. It was the ...