The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions ...

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect North Atlantic right whales from lethal collisions ...

Scientists with the Massachusetts State Division of Marine Fisheries have launched a new program to track where and when the ...

An endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted off the waters of Prince Edward Island entangled in fishing gear.

It has served as a North Atlantic nursery ground for right whale mothers and calves and is home to Grand Manan Basin, a deep-water area that is one of the whales’ critical habitats.

A North Atlantic right whale surfaces on Cape Cod Bay, Mass., Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, NOAA permit # 21371) RB/JJF ...

Conservation officials say about 85 per cent of North Atlantic right whales — only 370 are left in the wild — get entangled in fishing gear at least once in their lifetimes. The equipment can cut into ...

The Canadian Press A North Atlantic right whale surfaces on Cape Cod Bay, Mass., Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, NOAA permit # 21371)© The Canadian Press ...

Conservation officials say about 85 per cent of North Atlantic right whales — only 370 are left in the wild — get entangled in fishing gear at least once in their lifetimes.

With a population of 372, North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered. Although whaling is no longer a threat, human interactions still pose the greatest risks to the species.