A photo of a North Atlantic right whale calf (bottom) and its mother Juno (top) taken in January 2023 before the baby whale's death Animal lovers are mourning the loss of a whale calf from a ...

The first confirmed baby right whale of the year has been found dead from a collision with a ship, a devastating blow for the vanishing species. North Atlantic right whales number less than 360 and ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - Federal investigators said Maine fishing gear is to blame for the death of an endangered North Atlantic right whale. The female right whale was found dead near Martha’s ...

North Atlantic right whales teeter on the threshold of extinction, with only 360 of them left. To honor and celebrate the right whale, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts shared a ...

PORTLAND, Maine — A North Atlantic right whale has been spotted entangled in rope off New England, worsening an already devastating year for the vanishing animals, federal authorities said. The right ...

As the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales begin their southward migration from New England and Canada toward the coast of Florida, including Volusia and Flagler counties, researchers ...

For the first time in 2024, a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf pair has been observed near Cape Cod Bay. Aerial observers from the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Massachusetts ...

Ideally, all ocean-going vessels would be equipped with technology that would alert their captains to the presence of critically endangered right whales in plenty of time to slow down or steer around ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with WABE and Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Amid a ...

A North Atlantic right whale lies dead on the beach at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Scientists say it was hit by a large boat. Its mother was spotted Tuesday, Feb. 16 ...

The whale calf was first observed in January with serious injuries to its mouth and head Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...