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 ...

The P.E.I. Fishermen's Association says it is closely monitoring the situation after Fisheries and Oceans Canada restricted a fishing area off P.E.I. waters due to the detection of an entangled North ...

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 North Atlantic right whale population has dwindled to fewer than 370, with only about 70 breeding females. Ship strikes and fishing gear entanglement are the leading causes of death for right ...

Rutgers University scientists are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence in a new way, one they hope can help protect one of the world's most endangered whale species, the North American ...

That research can be important in protecting whales from threats like ship strikes, which were responsible for the deaths of 15 North Atlantic right whales between 2017 and 2024, according to the ...

The shape of the best-fitting curve indicated that 10% of southern right whales should live to be at least 131.8 years old, but for North Atlantic right whales the figure was just 47.2 years old.

North Atlantic right whales were also thought to have a maximum lifespan of about 70 years. We found, however, that this critically endangered species’ current average lifespan is only 22 years ...

A North American right whale mom and calf were spotted off the coast of Amelia Island, Florida, on Dec. 9. Getty Images/iStockphoto Two rare North American right whales — a mom and baby — have ...

A North American right whale mom and calf were spotted off the coast of Amelia Island, Florida, on Dec. 9. Getty Images/iStockphoto Two rare North American right whales — a mom and baby — have ...