A whale thought to be dead for three years has reappeared alive off the coast of Massachusetts. The animal, named Calvin, is ...

An aerial survey off the coast of New England discovered a female North Atlantic right whale that was believed to have died three years ago, the New England Aquarium reports. NOAA Fisheries photo ...

There were fewer than a dozen confirmed births of North Atlantic right whales this season, the fewest since 2020. The species ...

As dozens of North Atlantic right whales take to Cape Cod Bay, experts are working to save a young whale that has been dangerously entangled in fishing gear for months. After traveling south for ...

She had always hoped they'd see a right whale one day, since they are as close as 50 miles to Florida. "As their numbers declined, I had given up hope, but these two surprised us all!” ...

"There's right whales, about 20 of them out there," said whale watcher Bob Ruszala, of East Sandwich, who was at Scusset Beach to take in the sight. "They just seem to float — almost like a ...

A new study has found the southern right whale population recovery seems to have recently stalled at a level far below pre-whaling levels. Researchers say they are fearful it might signal the "end ...

Calvin, a North Atlantic right whale, was spotted in a pod of over 60 whales on April 23 during an aerial survey about 55 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, according to a May 1 news release from ...

The North Atlantic right whale population has dwindled to fewer than 370, with only about 70 breeding females. Ship strikes and fishing gear entanglement are the leading causes of death for right ...

A pair of North Atlantic right whales seen off Florida in the Gulf may be headed back north after being seen in Bimini in the Bahamas.