Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

The Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale species that has faced significant threats due to historical whaling practices. Understanding their ecology and conservation needs ...

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

In his message, Kehiler warned lobstermen that any entanglements linked to Maine fishing gear could lead to further ...

That's a underwater area not far away from Cape Ann, New Hampshire and southern Maine, where right whales have been known to gather previously, but in smaller numbers. Federal authorities are ...

It is unusual to see so many right whales off the Maine coast, especially this time of year, but research scientists with the ...

In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...

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

Shortly before Trump’s inauguration, a federal agency withdrew a proposal to protect North Atlantic right whales from vessel ...