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

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

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

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

It has served as a North Atlantic nursery ground for right whale mothers and calves and is home to Grand Manan Basin, a deep-water area that is one of the whales’ critical habitats.

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

An endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted off the waters of Prince Edward Island entangled in fishing gear. In a news release, Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the whale is a ...

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 ...

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

With a population of 372, North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered. Although whaling is no longer a threat, human interactions still pose the greatest risks to the species.