For almost two decades the Makah Tribe has been trying to get permission to hunt grey whales off the coast of Washington. Now, with the release of a series of proposals set forth by the National ...

In May 1999, whalers from the Makah Tribe in northwestern Washington state killed a gray whale—something they ... granting a waiver and sanctioning the hunt. The Makah seek an allowance to “strike” up ...

“This final rule represents a major milestone in the process to return ceremonial and subsistence hunting of Eastern North Pacific gray whales to the Makah Tribe,” said Janet Coit, assistant ...

the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that—notwithstanding the quota—the gray whale hunt remained illegal under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The court’s ruling may soon be nullified, ...

Watch the "Orcas Hunting" video (4 minutes 55 seconds ... Ocean Adventures expedition member in charge of filming various gray whale behaviors as the team follows the whales on their annual ...

When one is spotted, a team pushes an umiak onto the water. There is typically one chance to harpoon the whale. If the hunt is successful, each person in the village can receive a share of the meat.

Whale bones unearthed at Roman ruins suggest the animals were hunted by humans as long as 2,000 years ago. Genetic fingerprinting evidence points to the presence of right and grey whales in the ...

Japan ended its annual whale hunt in Antarctica early following clashes between its fleet and protesters, Agriculture Minister Michihiko Kano said. The government made the decision “to secure ...