Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reason why mass strandings occur is still unknown The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under ...

In an attempt to solve a “whale-sized” problem, Oregon officials blew up a beached whale with dynamite. What followed was chaos, carnage, and airborne blubber ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...

Happy botched whale corpse disposal day to you and yours. Just last year, Florence Mayor Rob Ward stood in front of a small crowd at Exploding Whale Memorial Park to announce that the whole month of ...

TikTok creator Jacob Colvin filmed dozens of people attempting to turn the whale’s tail so it can catch the rising tide Marine biologist Carrie Newell warns that touching a whale is dangerous, illegal ...

The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed over fears the bodies will fill with gas and explode as they decompose. The ...

A dramatic rescue attempt on the Oregon Coast is drawing national attention after TikTok creator Jacob Colvin — known online as @Jake.pnw — captured the frantic efforts to save a stranded humpback ...

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...