In 1970, officials in Florence, Oregon used dynamite to dispose of a beached whale, but the explosion sent chunks of blubber raining down on spectators and nearby cars.

It turns out, removing tonnes of organic material from a beach isn't an easy task. Just ask the Town of Cambridge in Perth. When a dead 13-metre-long whale, weighing an estimated 31 tonnes, washed ...

After 111 days in cold water, heavy seas and often unpredictable currents, Breed became the first person to swim the length ...

As the sun rose, the carcass decayed, and the waves carried its scent into open waters, luring sharks toward one of Perth's ...

After 111 days in cold water, heavy seas and often unpredictable currents, Catherine Breed became the first person to swim ...

Officials planned to blast the carcass to smithereens and let the seagulls finish the job. Instead, the crowd, the dunes and ...

William Clark didn’t climb Tillamook Head for the scenery. In January 1806, he crossed it with twelve members of the Corps of Discovery because word had reached Fort Clatsop that a whale had washed up ...

A 32-foot humpback whale washed ashore near Clatsop Spit on Oct. 10, according the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Cause of death: vessel strike On Friday, Oct. 9, park rangers at Fort Stevens state park sighted a whale floating in the ...

Colorado football faces an Oklahoma State offense averaging 517.7 yards per game, led by quarterback Drew Mestemaker’s explosive passing attack. Colorado football faces an Oklahoma State defense that ...

A fifth beluga whale has died after being rescued from a closed theme park. Cyprus, a 9-year-old male beluga, died “unexpectedly” at SeaWorld San Diego on Saturday, the aquarium announced on Facebook.

An expert said the sharks could linger by the Perth beach “at least a week” because of the smells and “juices” the decomposing whale releases A 42-foot whale carcass is drawing great white sharks ...