The whales give birth off the southeastern U.S. in the winter and spring and migrate north to New England and Canada to feed.

From the entanglement of Shelagh, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, to the awe-inspiring appearance of the ...

The P.E.I. Fishermen's Association says it is closely monitoring the situation after Fisheries and Oceans Canada restricted a fishing area off P.E.I. waters due to the detection of an entangled North ...

The P.E.I. Fishermen's Association says a North Atlantic right whale's presence very close to the Island's coast means some lobster boats have to remove their traps while others can keep fishing with ...

Births of critically endangered right whales that migrate along NC coast dropped this year There were fewer than a dozen confirmed births of North Atlantic right whales this season. The news heaps ...

Research can be important in protecting whales from threats like ship strikes, which were responsible for the deaths of 15 North Atlantic right whales between 2017 and 2024 About 370 North ...

Groundbreaking research in the late 1990s showed that Arctic-dwelling bowhead whales could live more than 150 or even 200 years — longer than any other mammal. New research, inspired by that ...

A North American right whale mom and baby were seen swimming near Amelia Island in north FL as calving season gets underway, the FWC says.

A North American right whale mom and calf were spotted off the coast of Amelia Island, Florida, on Dec. 9. Getty Images/iStockphoto Two rare North American right whales — a mom and baby — have ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium are unveiling a new slate of North Atlantic right whale names, an annual tradition that helps researchers in the field identify the critically endangered ...