Hess focuses on the hunt for the bowhead whale. He shows us how it feels to stand in an open boat bobbing on a frozen sea, waiting to take a harpoon-gun shot at a creature the size of an 18-wheeler.

Geoff worked with Inupiat leaders to accurately count bowhead whales ... Marie, what is Utqiagvik without subsistence whale hunting? Pati, voice-over: In the 1970s, Marie was the first female ...

In a discovery that has stunned the scientific world, researchers have found that the Greenland shark (Somniosus ...

“It is alarming to contemplate the explosion of ship traffic on subsistence hunting and animal migration ... back to town for some hot soup. Bowhead whales are named for the massive bony ...

via Wikimedia Commons Bowhead whales hold significant cultural and subsistence value for Indigenous communities in Alaska. Traditional hunting practices, deeply rooted in indigenous culture, are ...

Polar bears, the iconic predators of the Arctic, face unprecedented challenges as their environment transforms due to climate change. These magnificent creatures, scientifically known as Ursus ...

Black and white doodle vector illustration Antique biology zoology image: bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus ... black and white whale stock illustrations Inuit Man Hunting a Narwhal - 19th Century ...

Officials said the whale, identified as a juvenile sperm whale, had "a peaceful and humane passing after a long journey." ...

Many Savannah-area residents were amazed and heartbroken to see a sperm whale washed up on the shore of Hilton Head Island.

In a heart-stopping incident, a hotel worker narrowly escaped becoming a polar bear's next meal in the Arctic town of ...