Meanwhile the real narwhal stayed far north in dark Arctic seas, unseen by most buyers, while the artifact kept traveling, ...

For centuries, narwhal tusks were sold as unicorn horns and believed to have magical powers. In reality, the tusk is a highly ...

When dead whales wash up on beaches, many headaches follow. Weekend plans get disrupted, favours have to be begged from ...

A collection of more than 100 protected species parts, including orangutan skulls and sea turtle taxidermy, were forfeited after years of illegal imports.

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Narwhal, that patrols the coast of Orange County, has canceled its scheduled visit to Dana Point Harbor on Sunday. The 87-foot cutter, commanded by LtJG. Jake Monson, had ...

A whale washed up on the shores of Ireland, leaving officials baffled by the rare occurrence. On the northern coast of Ireland, a dead narwhal was spotted by a family on Sweet Nellies Beach outside ...

The remote waters of Canada's eastern Arctic are known for their stillness. Quiet narwhals and other marine animals rely on it to communicate, navigate, and find food. However, as the Guardian ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil records make one evolutionary pattern especially ...

SO YOU GET TO YOUR DESTINATION ON TIME. AN ENDANGERED WHALE HAS BEEN SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF MERRITT ISLAND, AND NOW MARINE SCIENTISTS WANT TO WARN BOATERS TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE. THE NORTH ATLANTIC ...

In a rare sighting, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, first photographed in 2024 off the coast of Ireland, was recently reidentified near Boston, U.S., on Nov. 19. This is the first ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a fleet advisory for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in all waters off Oregon, highlighting an increasing number of whale entanglements. The ...