North Atlantic right whales spotted south of Massachusetts, NOAA implements slow zone: ‘Leaves us hopeful for more whales ...

A group of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on ...

Right whale season is off to a busy start. Thirty-three North Atlantic right whales were observed in Cape Cod Bay during an ...

A rare whale species appears to be in the midst of a promising birthing season, though scientists are skeptical it's enough ...

Amy Warren, a scientific program officer and whale expert with the New England Aquarium, says those are sturdy birth numbers ...

One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

In the fall, some right whales migrate from their northern feeding grounds down to the warmer waters off the United States’ ...

There are believed to only be roughly 380 North Atlantic right whales left in the world, and on Saturday, 33 of those whales ...

Conservation groups today filed a friend of the court brief expressing support for a federal vessel speed limit rule to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales and other whale ...

With fewer calves born, 2026 could decide if the North Atlantic right whale lives. The species faces multiple threats.

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

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