NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing ...

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

Scientists had believed Southern right whales have a lifespan of about 70 years, but a new study shows that endangered ...

Biologists from the New England Aquarium say 20 percent of all the right whales in the world are together, right now, off the ...

The right whale is among six out of the 13 great whale species that are classified as endangered or vulnerable. They numbered more than 480 in 2010, but that fell by more than 25% over the ...

By Edward Carver Groundbreaking research in the late 1990s showed that Arctic-dwelling bowhead whales could live more than ...

Set sail north with Fred. Olsen and discover a world of awe-inspiring nature, all while enjoying a cruise of unparalleled ...

Some whales are more than 100 years old, smashing previously estimated life expectancies, according to new research.

Still, Michael Fishbach, executive director of the Great Whale Conservancy ... FWC has a hotline to report right whale sightings, which can also be used to report humpback sightings.