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

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years—almost twice as long ...

But beginning in 2010, a decrease in Bay of Fundy right whale sightings concerned scientists. That period also marked the species’ most recent peak at 483 whales, but the population then began ...

From the entanglement of Shelagh, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, to the awe-inspiring appearance of the first blue whale of the season, these events have stunned onlookers and ...

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.

Whale surveys like this are critical to identifying and cataloging every right whale calf that's born, important work because these are some of the most endangered whales in the world. Just about ...

A dead whale, believed to be a southern right whale, washed ashore in Vicente López, a suburb just north of Buenos Aires, ...

When right whales do arrive in the Gulf, they often quickly become social media sensations, but not this pair. “The fact that these two got all the way to Alabama without us knowing is strange ...

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.

Right whale population. There are 372 North Atlantic right whales left in the world, according to the latest estimate released in October. That's a slight increase from previous years, but the ...

These whales can weigh up to 140,000 pounds and get up to 52 feet in length. Their calves even weigh a ton. Right whales got their name from whalers decades ago who claimed they were the "right ...