The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions ...

"They've been hanging on by their flipper-tips for tens of decades." Experts baffled by unprecedented behavior of critically ...

Scientists with the Massachusetts State Division of Marine Fisheries have launched a new program to track where and when the ...

According to a series of late-October news stories, a group called the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium has released a new report estimating the harsh reality that only 356 critically ...

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale species that inhabits waters off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. During the summer, these whales migrate north to ...

North Atlantic right whales and speeding boats just don’t mix. When a boat strikes a North Atlantic right whale, it can cause traumatic injuries and even death. With only around 340 of these ...

The whales often feed close to shore, though, offering people a chance to view the animals from the shore. Endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted off the coast of Cape Cod over ...

Started in 1986 as a collaborative data-sharing group, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium includes research and conservation organizations, shipping and fishing industry members, technical ...

North Atlantic right whales swim down to the Southeast coast, including South Carolina waters, to give birth every year. Right whale females and their babies stay in shallow waters, ...

North Atlantic right whales are listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. They can reach lengths of up to 52 feet, with calves being born around 13-15 feet long.

Tracking North Atlantic right whales is a team effort spanning the entire U.S. Atlantic coast from Canada to Florida. Researchers from numerous government agencies patrol the coastline in boats ...

Dozens of endangered right whales spotted of Cape Cod coast 00:25. PROVINCETOWN - Endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted off the coast of Cape Cod over the last week.