By Peter Corkeron In a world full of bad news, there’s been good news in whale conservation. Many of the great whales are coming back. In fact, some populations have been recovering faster than anyone ...

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

The Southern Right whale, gentle giant of the depths, is making a steady comeback from the edge of oblivion to which it was hunted as recently as 40 years ago. It is now packing in the foreign and ...

Great whales can transport 4,000 ... sheltered areas—perhaps to protect their offspring from predators like killer whales. ... humpback whales, and North Atlantic and southern right whales. ...

The researchers found that southern right whales — which were once believed to live up to 80 years — can in fact live longer than 130 years, and possibly as long as 150 years.

A whale entangled in fishing gear was recently cut free by rescuers during a multiday operation off the coast of South Africa, video footage shows. The animal — a juvenile southern right whale ...