Southern right whale populations were decimated after nearly 300 years of hunting in the South Atlantic. An international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), travels to the ...

Koala and Curlew, two endangered female North Atlantic right whales have gone off course, perplexing researchers.

The Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale species that has faced significant threats due to historical whaling practices. Understanding their ecology and conservation needs ...

It found the southern right whale, which populates oceans around Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Antarctica, can live much longer than initially thought, with an estimated median age of ...

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

Commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump’s administration faced a ...

It found that despite their long potential lifespan, their actual lives are far shorter than those of southern right whales, a close relative. The authors and other experts believe North Atlantic ...

South Atlantic right whales can have natural lifespans exceeding 100 years, but human-caused mortality has deeply driven down ...

More than 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales, about 20 percent of the total population, were spotted off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine this week, prompting officials to warn boaters ...