Right whales were named by whalers who identified them as the “right” whale to kill on a hunt. These leviathans had enormous value for their plentiful oil and baleen, which were used for ...

An aerial survey team spotted a North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing rope swimming with a newborn calf in the waters outside Cumberland Island, Georgia, on Thursday. Wildlife biologists ...

A rare sighting of an endangered North Atlantic right whale was filmed off the coast of Fort Myers, Florida. Anyone who spots a right whale is encouraged to report the sighting to the Coast Guard ...

Two endangered North Atlantic right whales and a calf have been spotted off the coasts of Fort Myers Beach and Marco Island.

Data shows the Cape Cod Bay buoy has detected a right whale every day since Feb. 23. The Cape Ann buoy has picked up sounds from fin whales on most days, with possible detections of right and ...

On March 27, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and New England Aquarium filmed a North Atlantic right whale known as Spindle in the waters of Cape Cody Bay. The female whale wasn't alone ...

“It’s profoundly disturbing to see yet another North Atlantic right whale hit and killed by a vessel while we’re waiting for long-overdue federal protections. Every death brings these beleaguered ...

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

From mid-November through mid-April, survey teams researching the current North Atlantic right whale population take to the sky to search the waters below for mother and calf pairs. They spotted ...