Shifts in habitat make North Atlantic right whales harder to track – and to save from extinction. ... then migrating to the northern extent, the Bay of Fundy, from June to November.

The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a formal administrative petition to designate critical habitat for the North Pacific population of the northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) today.

Northern right whales are the most at-risk of all large whales. 2:09. WATCH: A Magical Day with a Right Whale. National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry describes a magical but risky ...

Action Item: The National Marine Fisheries Services (“NMFS”) promulgated a final rule identifying critical habitats for the endangered Northern Atlantic Right Whale. Stakeholders involved in ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries service has dramatically extended critical habitat for endangered North Atlantic right whales, further protecting ...

The northern and southern regions of the Gulf of St. Lawrence are separated by the Laurentian Channel and Honguedo Strait. ... Understanding New Habitat Use by Right Whales.

Like many northerners who head south to warmer climates for the winter, many Northern right whales also head south in November and stay into April. Their destination is the only known calving ...

The agency explains in its 12-month findings that its decision to expand critical habitat arrived after gathering new information on the whales since 2008, including the discovery that the whale has ...

Commentary Protecting Endangered Species: Plight of Right Whale Puts Spotlight on Issue Pollution, habitat destruction and the effects of climate change on ecosystems pose grave threats to species ...

In 1991, a recovery plan was drafted by NMFS that called for designation of critical habitat in the Pacific Ocean for the Right Whale when sufficient information became available. In 1994, critical ...