The long wait is over. A federal official has given the green light for members of the Makah tribe to resume exercising their treaty right to whaling, based on a request first made in 2005. Their last ...

SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999. The Makah, a ...

A single road provides access to the town of Neah Bay, Washington, on the Makah Reservation—a narrow ribbon of asphalt that skirts the lush cloak of evergreen skyscrapers called the Olympic Rainforest ...

Ever wondered what a whirlwind of emotions looks like? Wonder no more. Watch this girl struggle to keep an even emotional keel as the whales around her slosh and bob ...

A viral video appears to show a humpback whale gobbling up a kayaker off the coast of South America before quickly spitting him out again. Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father in the Strait of ...

“My people are called the whale riders,” says Māori conservationist Mere Takoko. Whales not only hold cultural and spiritual significance for the Māori, the Indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand ...

San Diego County waters — a collection of beaches, bays, lakes and reservoirs — provide opportunities for a variety of enjoyable recreational activities, including options for seeing marine life.

After decades of legal battles, federal regulators are allowing the tribe to hunt up to 25 whales in the next decade off the coast of Washington State. By Mike Baker Reporting from Seattle The Makah ...

SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999 and sets the ...

A huge whale was caught on video breaching from the sea, and seemingly swallowing a kayaker in front of his shocked father. Dell Simancas and his son Adrian were on a trekking and pack rafting trip ...