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 ...

An aerial survey team spotted North Atlantic right whale #5132 entangled in fishing gear off the coast of North Carolina on Dec. 16, 2024. This photo was taken by Clearwater Marine Aquarium ...

An entangled North Atlantic right whale that was last seen in the St. Lawrence Estuary has been re-sighted near Prince Edward Island.

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 ...

The animal was last spotted on May 27 in the St. Lawrence Estuary near Les Escoumins, Que. The release says if the whale is seen again — and weather conditions are favourable — rescue crews will try ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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