In its 2020 update of its "Red List of Threatened Species," the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared North Atlantic right whales “critically endangered,” the most serious category ...

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

Among the most dangerous efforts to dismantle future right whale protections is the disingenuously named Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act, introduced last year by U.S. Sen.

The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Two new right whale calves were spotted off the coast of Ponte Vedra Beach on Monday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Two female whales ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England.

After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right whale conservation.