The House Natural Resources Committee is set to discuss legislation to make big changes to the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Advocates say it could be the death knell for dozens of species. The ...

In violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Letters of Authorization (LOAs) issued by NOAA allow the offshore wind developers to illegally “take” or harm an excessive number ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service updated rules governing how much Arctic oil drilling can bother the Beaufort Sea’s protected polar bears.

The whales are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and can reach 17 feet and 2,640 pounds, NOAA says.

OARRA collects samples of dead animals’ lungs, brains, blubber and more, compiling a biological library of clues for researchers around the country. The data helps scientists learn more about what’s ...

Jun. 17—The Marine Mammal Center is hoping to reverse an alarming trend in wildlife disturbances. More than a quarter of the sea mammals rescued annually by the Sausalito-based animal hospital ...

Mexico recently made history by passing groundbreaking legislation that bans all marine mammal shows. On June 24 2025, the ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing seven species of pangolin, often poached for their scales and meat, as endangered ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act.The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world ...

Marine mammals articles from across Nature Portfolio Marine mammals are those whose life cycle is at least in part dependent on the ocean. They include cetaceans, such as whales and dolphins ...