A North Atlantic right whale (NARW) calf, first documented in an aerial survey by the Center for Coastal Studies in April 2025, has now been added to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

After swimming about 60m, I notice a big, murky cloud. It’s blood, though it looks greenish in the water, and I realise that ...

As they begin their yearly migration back to New England waters, I'm hoping for safe passage and fewer ropes and ships in ...

A South Carolina boater recently witnessed a rare sight just a few miles off Hilton Head Island: two North Atlantic right ...

Amy Warren, a scientific program officer and whale expert with the New England Aquarium, says those are sturdy birth numbers ...

The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be done to save the species from extinction?

There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to reproduce by 2035.

But experts say the endangered species, which now has about 384 members, needs many more young to stave off the possibility of extinction.

NOAA has recorded 15 North Atlantic right whale births so far over the 2025-2026 birthing season ...

The North Atlantic right whale population, which is just 384, saw a promising number of new births this season The endangered whale species, which breeds from mid-November to mid-April, has seen 15 ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility ...