The long saga of the 48-foot whale that washed up on the shores of Cook Inlet in November continued this week.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the ...

A dead whale near Valdez draws researchers. Fairbanks completes a key burn for bird habitat. Juneau opens the Raven in Motion exhibit, and North Pole honors health students.

The isolated Cook Inlet beluga whale population must also contend with the increasingly perilous and industrialized waters near Anchorage, Alaska's most populated and fastest-growing city. Belugas are ...

An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice with whale hunters in our podcast, Overheard at National Geographic. This story appears in ...

Apr. 30—Update, Wednesday: Volunteers with Vulcan Towing in Anchorage helped Museum of Alaska director James Grogan extract almost all of the remaining bones from a fin whale on Cook Inlet ...

Apr. 29—James Grogan woke up Monday discouraged: It seemed his dream of recovering a complete skeleton from the 48-foot fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats in November might be ...