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

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 ...

“This is a death sentence for the Right Whales and an egregious violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act,” Dr. Knight said. “NOAA’s Letters of Authorization protect offshore wind ...

An endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted off the waters of Prince Edward Island entangled in fishing gear.

A North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear was recently spotted off the coast of Canada, officials said. Photo from NOAA ...

"They've been hanging on by their flipper-tips for tens of decades." Experts baffled by unprecedented behavior of critically endangered whale species: 'How do you explain that?' first appeared on The ...

On Tuesday, July 15 at 7 p.m., the Block Island Maritime Institute (BIMI) welcomes Janet Coit for its weekly Tuesday Talks ...

The most recent data from NOAA shows a major decline in gray whale populations compared to a year ago. Here's what to know.