Other recent shark sightings on the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app include an 8-foot shark spotted in ...

From the entanglement of Shelagh, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, to the awe-inspiring appearance of the ...

While right whale casualties are not well documented, entanglement in fishing gear is one of the greatest threats to the animal, according to NOAA, killing at least nine right whales since 2017.

In Australia, rescuers sprang into action to free a humpback calf from a deadly shark net as its mother watched. Off ...

Right whales are one of the most endangered species of whale on the planet. Now, scientists suggest they might have lifespans that are nearly double what was previously estimated. New research has ...

Whale surveys like this are critical to identifying and cataloging every right whale calf that's born, important work because these are some of the most endangered whales in the world. Just about ...

Right whale Catalog No. 3780 sighted with a newborn calf about 25 miles off the Florida/Georgia border on Dec. 31, 2023. At least 18 years old, this was her first calf.

When right whales do arrive in the Gulf, they often quickly become social media sensations, but not this pair. “The fact that these two got all the way to Alabama without us knowing is strange ...

An annual population estimate found the whales’ numbers increased slightly last year to 372, up from 358 in 2020, according to the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium.

Endangered Atlantic right whales are venturing to new areas, researchers have found in a recently released report, and many of those areas do not have speed limits on vessels. The International ...

These whales can weigh up to 140,000 pounds and get up to 52 feet in length. Their calves even weigh a ton. Right whales got their name from whalers decades ago who claimed they were the "right ...

Humpback whales are spotted in the River Derwent as far up as Hobart's northern suburbs, using the river for some rest and ...