Humpback Whale

• Multimillionaires band together in effort to save beached whale in Germany

  Since his first sighting, the whale has been trapped several times and freed with human assistance, but has become stranded again and is now fighting for his life.

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  Apr 17
  
• B.C. couple captures ‘crazy’ encounter with humpback whale, right off their dock

  Peter Mieras shot a video last weekend as he ran back and forth on his dock tracking a humpback whale that had come for a visit. He called the encounter "crazy."

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  Nov 13, 2025
  
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• Another humpback whale found dead in B.C. waters

  The cause of the whale's death is not yet known, but experts say more frequent reporting doesn't necessarily mean deaths are on the rise.

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  Nov 11, 2025
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• Entangled humpback whale freed after being spotted off Nanaimo

  The Hawaiian humpback whale, nicknamed Astroboy, was spotted by crew and passengers aboard the Prince of Whales whale watching company about 12 nautical miles from Departure Bay.

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  Oct 24, 2025
• Humpback whale gobbles up kayaker before spitting him back out

  While the kayaker made a lucky escape in Chile, he was convinced the giant whale was going to swallow him whole.

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  Feb 14, 2025
• Underwater camera captures humpback whale feeding on bait ball off B.C. coast

  By sheer chance, when he retrieved the camera, he discovered it had captured some amazing footage of the humpback feeding on the bait ball.

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  Dec 5, 2024
• Incredible photo of seal ‘caught’ in humpback whale’s mouth off B.C. coast

  "When I zoomed in on the photos after she kind of stopped, I saw the seal getting sloshed around in the mouth and eventually spilling out of the sides," Tomis Filipovic said.

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  Sep 16, 2024
• Crews rescue humpback whale entangled off B.C. coast

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the humpback named Smoke was trailing more than 50 metres of line and gear and it took the rescue team several hours to find and free the whale.

  Jul 26, 2024
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• ‘Gut-wrenching’ photos show humpback whale with severed tail on B.C. coast

  Conservationists say heartbreaking images of a humpback whale with a severed tail on B.C.'s coast should serve as a wake-up call.

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  Jul 22, 2024
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• ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Dead humpback whale washed up on N.S. shore

  A large humpback whale has wound up on the shore of the Shubenacadie River near the town of Stewiacke on Thursday, four days after it was first discovered in the area.

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  Jul 4, 2024