A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct.

The federal government is in the midst of a moratorium on federal rules designed to protect right whales until 2028, and ...

Couple Survived 66 Days at Sea on a Rubber Raft by Eating ‘Almost 2 Lbs. of Raw Fish a Day’ After Whales Sank Their Yacht

A couple was shipwrecked when their yacht was surrounded and sunk by a group of whales off the coast of Costa Rica in 1989.
Yahoo! Sports

Oregon Explodes on James Madison, But… 5 CFP First Round Takeaways

Yeah, it was a blowout, and yeah, it was never close, but James Madison kept pressing in Oregon's 51-34 Playoff First Round win, and it was enough to set off a slew of fire alarms. Of course, the ...
Sports Illustrated

Oregon Ducks Take Down James Madison in First Ever Home Playoff Game

The Oregon Ducks hosted the James Madison Dukes in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Though ticket sales and weather were concerns prior to kickoff, the Ducks secured a rocky win in a ...
SeafoodSource

Conservation groups petition Oregon regulators to reduce whale entanglement risks, adopt popup crab gear

Conservation groups have submitted a petition to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, asking regulators to take action to limit the risk of whale entanglements off the state’s coast following four ...
KOIN 6

Whale Watch Week returns to Oregon Coast for gray whale migration

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Those hoping to catch a glimpse of a gray whale or two before the year’s end may be in luck, as Whale Watch Week will soon return to the Oregon coast. From Saturday, Dec. 27 ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon wildlife agency warns of increasing whale entanglements

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 ...
KOIN 6

Whales keep getting tangled in crab gear. Environmentalists want Oregon to intervene

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Conservationists are asking the state to take action after a whale became tangled in crab gear and had to be euthanized on the Oregon Coast last month. The groups formally ...
The World

Whale Watching Week returns to the Oregon Coast

Oregon State Parks will host Winter Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, Dec. 27 through Wednesday, Dec. 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 14 sites along the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

When a Humpback Whale Got Stranded in Oregon, a Native Community Turned the Tragedy Into a Revival of a Traditional Practice

Experts spent two days trying to save the whale, which weighed roughly 20,000 pounds. West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network For the first time in generations, an Indigenous tribe in Oregon has ...
The Register-Guard

Oregon women's basketball's offense explodes in win over Oregon State

The Oregon women's basketball team notched its 10th straight victory to open the season, scored its most points against rival Oregon State in series history Dec. 3 in a 96-73 win at Matthew Knight ...