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North Atlantic Right Whale breaching the water's surface

Whales

Whales are awe-inspiring giants of the sea.

Flying back and forth over Cape Cod Bay, a survey plane spotted a half dozen of the world’s rarest creatures: North Atlantic right whales. Such sightings are good news. The species hovers near extinction—by one estimate, fewer than 360 remain. Each time researchers locate a whale, they take pictures...

Marine mammals in captivity

The public display industry keeps many species of marine mammals captive in concrete tanks, especially whales and dolphins. The Humane Society of the United States believes that these animals are best seen in their natural coastal and ocean environments instead of being held captive simply to...

wild humpback whales in marine life habitat

Protecting Marine Wildlife

To make the ocean safer for those who call it home.

Manatees

Manatees are large, gentle marine mammals who eat only aquatic plants.

Emperor Penguin with two chicks in Antarctica

Penguins

Sporting their tux-with-tails plumage, penguins are one of Earth’s most charismatic and recognizable birds.

Dolphins

Dolphins are highly intelligent and social marine mammals.

Otters

Members of the weasel family, otters are known for their elongated bodies, webbed feet and playful antics, particularly their love of sliding down rocks, banks or waterfalls.

Portrait of a harbor seal on a beach in Massachusetts

Sea Lions and Seals

These sleek, beautiful animals live in coastal waters, hunting for fish in the sea and returning to land to give birth to their young.

Fish

Fish are aquatic animals who live in diverse habitats.

Snapping turtle on gravel at waters edge

Turtles

Turtles have been roaming the Earth for millions of years—but now dozens of these “slow and steady” species are racing toward extinction.

Underwater exposure: "The Cove" director Louie Psihoyos turns lens on dolphin hunt

In mid-October, when dolphin-costumed protesters and other demonstrators marched through pouring rain to the Japanese embassy in Washington, D.C., the men in suits out front gave only the slightest sign they noticed. “We’re going to show them that we’re not going away,” said Naomi Rose, senior...

Spirit of the evening sky

They inhabit the ruins of a 14th-century empire in Africa, cling to 800-year-ol cliffside dwellings in Arizona, forage in old Indian temples and European churches and occupy the decidedly less grand crawl spaces of our modern homes. As the world’s only true flying mammals, bats know how to get...

About the Canadian seal hunt

Canada's annual commercial seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet. Facing harsh criticism the world over because of the hunt's cruelty and unsustainability, the Canadian government and fishing industry have spread much misinformation. Here are the basic facts about the...

Federal court restores critical Endangered Species Act protections

WASHINGTON—Today, in a win for wildlife protection and conservation, a federal district court restored comprehensive Endangered Species Act regulatory protections to hundreds of species and the places they call home. The Services filed a voluntary remand motion in December 2021 in response to a...