Californians have been wondering why the gray whales keep coming. For several years, gray whales have been showing up in unusual places along the coast of the Golden State, dangerously close to shore.

The first North Puget Sound gray whale, known as a “Sounder,” has appeared early in the Salish Sea this season. Cascadia Research and Orca Network confirmed that Little Patch (CRC-53), a well ...

A gray whale was spotted off the coast of New England last week, marking a rare sighting for a species that has been locally extinct in Atlantic waters for centuries. It was spotted by a team of ...

PUGET SOUND, Wash. — The first of many Sounder gray whales returning to Puget Sound was seen in the Salish Sea earlier this week. The whale’s appearance marks the continuance of a recent trend ...

There will be 15 sites open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to “spot gray whales on their southward migration to the calving lagoons in Mexico,” according to state parks officials. The locations can be ...