A single pilot whale beached itself in Naples, Florida on March 9. Pilot whales typically stay far offshore and rarely come near the Southwest Florida coast. Beaching can be a sign of sickness or ...

The season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves were spotted off the coast of Massachusetts Monday as scientists see some positive signs for the critically endangered species.

North Atlantic right whale mothers traveling with newborn calves have arrived in Cape Cod Bay, giving researchers their first glimpse of one of the migration’s most anticipated moments — a sight they ...

NAPLES, Flo. — Police responded to an unusual call when a pilot whale calf was found stranded on the beach in Florida. It happened on Monday afternoon along the beaches of Pelican Bay in Naples, ...

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NAPLES, Fla.—The Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are tending to a beached pilot whale on a Naples beach. WINK Weather Watcher Tom Pilecki ...

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(March 9, 2026) Center for Coastal Studies aerial observers marked an important annual milestone Monday, spotting the season’s first North Atlantic right whale mothers and their calves in Cape Cod Bay ...