Humpback Whale

• Dead humpback whale wrapped in rope washes ashore in eastern Newfoundland

  The mayor says a fisherman may be able to tow it out and sink it, or bring it to an uninhabited cove where it could decompose naturally.

  Canada

  Jun 12
  
• Timmy the stranded humpback whale rescued and returns to the ocean

  The stranded whale was first spotted idle near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3, far from his natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean.

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  May 4
  
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• Multimillionaires band together in effort to save beached whale in Germany

  Since his first sighting, the whale has been trapped several times and freed with human assistance, but has become stranded again and is now fighting for his life.

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  Apr 17
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• B.C. couple captures ‘crazy’ encounter with humpback whale, right off their dock

  Peter Mieras shot a video last weekend as he ran back and forth on his dock tracking a humpback whale that had come for a visit. He called the encounter "crazy."

  Environment

  Nov 13, 2025
• Another humpback whale found dead in B.C. waters

  The cause of the whale's death is not yet known, but experts say more frequent reporting doesn't necessarily mean deaths are on the rise.

  Environment

  Nov 11, 2025
• Entangled humpback whale freed after being spotted off Nanaimo

  The Hawaiian humpback whale, nicknamed Astroboy, was spotted by crew and passengers aboard the Prince of Whales whale watching company about 12 nautical miles from Departure Bay.

  Environment

  Oct 24, 2025
• Humpback whale gobbles up kayaker before spitting him back out

  While the kayaker made a lucky escape in Chile, he was convinced the giant whale was going to swallow him whole.

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  Feb 14, 2025
• Underwater camera captures humpback whale feeding on bait ball off B.C. coast

  By sheer chance, when he retrieved the camera, he discovered it had captured some amazing footage of the humpback feeding on the bait ball.

  Environment

  Dec 5, 2024
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• Incredible photo of seal ‘caught’ in humpback whale’s mouth off B.C. coast

  "When I zoomed in on the photos after she kind of stopped, I saw the seal getting sloshed around in the mouth and eventually spilling out of the sides," Tomis Filipovic said.

  Environment

  Sep 16, 2024
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• Crews rescue humpback whale entangled off B.C. coast

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the humpback named Smoke was trailing more than 50 metres of line and gear and it took the rescue team several hours to find and free the whale.

  Jul 26, 2024