Earlier this week, four North Atlantic Right Whales were spotted off the coast of Ocracoke. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is notifying boaters in the area to slow down while they ...

Aerial surveyors spotted four critically endangered North Atlantic right whales off Ocracoke Island, and operators of vessels of all sizes are asked to travel no faster than 10 knots through the area.

The New England Aquarium reports a large group of endangered North Atlantic right whales is present south of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. An aerial survey conducted by researchers from New England ...

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 ...

Large vessels must slow down off the Mid-Atlantic coast from November to April to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. The primary threats to the whales are collisions with ships and ...

On Nov. 5, WhaleMap reported a definite sighting of two North Atlantic right whales, one of the most endangered species of ...

A large group of over 75 North Atlantic right whales was spotted in the waters south of Massachusetts, prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to issue speed restrictions for ...

A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct. The whale is the North Atlantic ...

The number of North Atlantic right whales has grown slightly, continuing a recent positive trend that has researchers "cautiously optimistic" about the critically endangered species. The whale ...

BARNSTABLE, Mass. (WPRI) — Researchers with the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) documented something they don’t normally see in Cape Cod Bay on Thursday: a North Atlantic right whale calf that hasn’t ...

The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is on the right track. After teetering on the brink of extinction for over a century, this giant marine mammal (Eubalaena glacialis) is finally ...