The Palos Verdes Peninsula and the whales that migrate past it are both under threat.

Where, when, and how to see marine mammals in the Golden State, from sunny SoCal to the Bay Area.

The statewide expansion of a voluntary speed reduction program aims to prevent dangerous ship strikes — and also cut the ...

Plus, the ideal months to spot whales in each region. Southern California offers year-round whale watching, with different species visible at various times of the year. Central California's Monterey ...

“Gray whales are entering the bay, likely pressured by climate changes and decline of their prey in the Arctic,” Slaathaug ...

A gray whale found dead near Alcatraz this week is renewing concern among marine experts, who say whale activity in the San ...

The bill comes in response to a spike in whale deaths in the Bay, which have reached their highest levels since whaling times ...

Two sperm whales, dubbed Kiwi and Guava, were spotted seven miles off the Dana Point coast on Tuesday, Sept. 16, a rare sighting of the deep-water dwellers. The sperm whales had been spotted off San ...

A pod of orcas were chased by a group of humpback whales off the coast of California, a whale watching company said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A group of orcas was chased by humpback whales off the ...

Wildlife advocates and air-quality regulators have come up with a plan they hope will help solve two environmental problems at once: They’re going to pay shipping companies to slow down cargo vessels ...

When traditional feeding grounds are depleted, animals must improvise. They go in search of new feeding areas, but that can ...