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

"They've been hanging on by their flipper-tips for tens of decades." Experts baffled by unprecedented behavior of critically ...

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

Satellite data is increasingly being used for a wide range of applications, from helping farmers monitor crop health, to ...

With pregnant North Atlantic right whales weeks away from their winter migration southward to give birth, biologists who track the endangered marine mammals say 2024 has been a roller-coaster ride.

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale species that inhabits waters off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. During the summer, these whales migrate north to ...

A young North Atlantic right whale recently spotted entangled off P.E.I.'s North Shore appears to be in poor health, says a ...

The sighting of Eternity beyond Canada’s 200-mile limit was an exciting observation for Dr. Jack Lawson, a DFO research ...

North Atlantic right whales are among the most critically endangered large ocean mammals on the planet. As of 2023, it is believed that less than 350 are left in the wild.

The North Atlantic right whale had an estimated 4 percent population jump between 2020 and 2023, the group of researchers said last week. This increase follows a steady species decline, ...

Here’s the story of Squilla, a rare North Atlantic right whale mother, and her firstborn. To help their species continue, they’d have to navigate an increasingly dangerous ocean.

The P.E.I. Fishermen's Association says a North Atlantic right whale's presence very close to the Island's coast means some ...