after one of the world's rarest whales was spotted on Friday. Photos of the North Pacific right whale seen just three miles west of Point Reyes taken by researchers aboard the NOAA ship ...

The population of North Atlantic right whales, an endangered species that has been the focus of conservation efforts for ...

There are approximately 340 North Atlantic right whales left on the planet, and less than 70 of those animals are reproductively active females Researchers captured rare footage of a critically ...

BOSTON — New England Aquarium scientists are drawing attention to the low number of North Atlantic right whales born this calving season while welcoming several females who gave birth for the ...

A group of over 75 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were seen in shipping lanes south of Martha’s Vineyard, the New England Aquarium announced, triggering a “crucial” slow zone in the ...

Cape Cod’s waters now host two high-tech buoys that listen for endangered right whales. How does this help protect these ...

More than 75 North Atlantic right whales have been seen in the shipping lanes south of Massachusetts, prompting NOAA Fisheries to designate a voluntary Slow Zone, New England Aquarium officials said ...

Seasonal trap and gillnet closures to protect right whales are in effect through Thursday, May 15, due to the continued presence of right whales off the Massachusetts coast, according to ...

Two endangered North Atlantic right whales have gone where no right whale has gone before - at least not in recorded history - the Bahamas. The two right whales were seen by Captain Isaac Ellis ...