The first baby North Atlantic right whale of the year has been found dead from a ship collision. Environmental groups demand protections for the whales, of which fewer than 360 remain.

North Atlantic Right Whales are massive, weighing up to 140,000 pounds and growing up to 52 feet long. They should be able to live up to 70 years in Atlantic coastal waters, but many of the whales ...

The Southern right whale has a median lifespan of 73.4 years, and 10% live beyond 131.8 years. The North Atlantic right whale has a median lifespan of only 22.3 years because of human impacts, and ...

SKY7-HD flew above the pod of North Atlantic right whales returning to Cape Cod Bay. The whales are migrating from Florida, the Mid-Atlantic, Maine, and Canada in order to feed.

About one-fifth of the world's entire population of North Atlantic right whales were all spotted hanging out in Cape Cod, Mass., heading into the weekend. Between 60 to 70 right whales, including ...

New estimate for endangered right whale population in 2023 shows a slight increase, but scientists fear it could be temporary after a deadly 2024 Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Right whale No. 5132 was spotted last Monday, Dec. 16, about 60 miles east of North Carolina’s Outer Banks with several fishing lines wrapped around its head and mouth, ...

Endangered Atlantic right whales are venturing to new areas, researchers have found in a recently released report, and many of those areas do not have speed limits on vessels. The International ...

Researchers from the University of Vermont, who published their findings in Nature Communications, found that humpback, gray and right whales transport more than 3,700 tons of nitrogen each year ...

Environment First-ever ‘Right Whale Day’ planned for Mass. As many North Atlantic right whales move through Cape Cod Bay, officials are looking to raise awareness for the endangered animals.