The carcass of a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted about 25 miles offshore of Avon on Jan. 27.

Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging ...

A northern right whale pictured in Canada. The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is one of the most endangered large whales. Their very name references their devastating decline—they ...

There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to reproduce by 2035.

A North Atlantic right whale often seen in Bay – and once responsible for a canal closure – has died. Here’s what happened.

The top two threats facing whales off Long Island's coast are boat strikes and fishing nets. That’s according to research by ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the whale died from entanglement injuries.

The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population has ticked up again, according to local researchers who say they’re “cautiously optimistic” about the species. The updated population ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler Division was four years old when he died, a young age even by the shortened standards now applied to ...

After nearly two decades, Callosity Back returned to Florida waters as a mother with her calf, joining an unusually high number of newborns this season for the critically endangered North Atlantic ...

A coalition of conservation groups has asked a U.S. district court to keep vessel speed limits established to protect ...

ORLANDO, Fla.— Conservation groups today filed a friend of the court brief expressing support for a federal vessel speed limit rule to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales and ...