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

A young North Atlantic right whale that state wildlife officials helped partially disentangle from fishing gear in December, has died, having to succumbed to severe injuries from those lines, ...

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

Scientists have spotted 21 North Atlantic right whale calves off of the Southeastern coast this season. This is the most since 2011.

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

An entangled North Atlantic right whale known as “Division” was found dead approximately 25 miles offshore of Avon, North Carolina, on January 27, according to NOAA Fisheries.

Anyone who spots a whale is encouraged to report the sighting by calling 877-942-5343, hailing the U.S. Coast Guard on marine ...

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

Observers on a plane spotted 33 North Atlantic right whales on Saturday, the most ever for a single day in January.

A routine January flight over Cape Cod Bay turned up numbers – and whales – local researchers rarely see. One day, one survey ...

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.

North Atlantic right whales are in worse shape than their southern cousins, in part due to entanglement in fishing gear, a new study says.