In a now viral Facebook post, video captured an extremely rare sighting of an endangered whale species along Alabama’s Gulf ...

A North Atlantic right whale mother and newborn calf pair has shown up in an unusual location for January, off the coast of ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

North Atlantic right whales are greatly threatened by seismic exploration for oil and gas, which uses high-powered airguns that can reach more than 250 decibels and cause hearing loss in marine ...

Two North Atlantic right whales were spotted off the Gulf Coast of Alabama recently in a rare encounter less than a mile away from the Gulf Shore of Alabama. North Atlantic right whales are critically ...

There may be less than 400 North Atlantic right whales left in the world. Save Long Beach Island members hope this fact helps ...

As the future of offshore wind energy remains up in the air, proponents and opponents of offshore wind have found common ...

Boat strikes and entanglement are the biggest threats to the right whale population. O'Brien said the current gathering area could be a dangerous spot for whales. In more traditional feeding spots ...

Whales are gathering in large numbers off New Jersey in a portion of the Atlantic Ocean called the New York Bight, according to several sources.

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale species that inhabits waters off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. During the summer, these whales migrate north to ...

Dozens of North Atlantic right whales — more than 15% of the ... precaution to avoid entangling or colliding with these whales as they feed.” Mariners are asked to slow to a maximum speed ...

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday restored a U.S. agency rule restricting lobster and Jonah crab fishing off ...