A group of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on ...

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In the fall, some right whales migrate from their northern feeding grounds down to the warmer waters off the United States’ southeast coast for calving season, which lasts from mid-November through ...

The news comes one year after documentation that the North Atlantic right whale population increased 2.1% between 2023 and ...

Critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales face a significant threat from ship strikes, which account for about a quarter of their confirmed deaths. To mitigate this, AI-powered maritime safety ...

FILE - A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the world’s ...

A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.

The funding, secured by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, aims to prevent boat strikes in right whale calving grounds off Georgia’s ...

A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted in Cape Cod Bay over the weekend with fishing gear wrapped ...

North Atlantic right whales are in worse shape than their southern cousins, in part due to entanglement in fishing gear, a new study says.

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off extinction ...