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The whale beached in Palm Coast was transported to a secret research facility at the University of Florida, where scientists can study the decomposition of the creature and its effect on the environment.

"These agencies are basically pretending that another catastrophic oil spill cannot possibly occur, cannot possibly be a risk for the Gulf of Mexico. And we know that that risk is real, and they need to be paying attention to that," said Chris Eaton, Earthjustice attorney.

A killer whale more than 20 feet long died after beaching itself in Palm Coast, Fla. This is the third known orca to be stranded in the southeastern U.S. and the first since 1956, an official says.

On the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act last month, a group of scientists asked the federal government for protection and funds for recovery of Rice’s whales.

Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are opposing a NOAA proposal that would reduce speed limits off the Southeast coast to protect the vanishing whales.

The Rice's whale can grow to 42 feet and is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 left.

Two pilot whales that beached themselves on Redington Beach Monday were released back into the Gulf of Mexico Thursday.The couple was part of a group of…

Wildlife officials spent Monday rescuing a group of five whales that beached themselves on Redington Beach that morning.Officials with Clearwater Marine…

Scientists will be putting down the PowerPoint presentation and picking up a cold one at bars around the world next week, including at a quartet of Bay...

Wildlife officials say the death toll is mounting for pilot whales along the southwest Florida coastline.Boaters discovered 25 dead pilot whales on an…

Eight pilot whales have died in shallow waters off Florida's southwest coast, and six others remain unaccounted for, authorities said Tuesday. The Coast…

The U.S. Coast Guard has stopped boat traffic in an area of southwest Florida where a pod of pilot whales stranded.On Monday, two whales died and two…