When a right whale appeared trailing fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay Jan. 17, rescuers mobilized – underscoring challenges the ...

The news comes one year after documentation that the North Atlantic right whale population increased 2.1% between 2023 and ...

A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted in Cape Cod Bay over the weekend with fishing gear wrapped ...

With the presence of right whales detected anew Jan. 3, 2026, east of Ocean City, a new right whale Slow Zone is now in ...

Rescuers were able to remove a portion of the fishing gear that entangled a North Atlantic right whale in Cape Cod Bay over ...

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.

A 1-year-old North Atlantic right whale was spotted off Massachusetts with fishing gear wrapped around its tail.

The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be ...

A routine January flight over Cape Cod Bay turned up numbers – and whales – local researchers rarely see. One day, one survey ...

A survey of North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay revealed a historic number of the mammals in the body of water, ...

Critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales face a significant threat from ship strikes, which account for about a quarter of their confirmed deaths. To mitigate this, AI-powered maritime safety ...

After right whales were redetected east of Ocean City, Maryland, on Jan. 14, the right whale Slow Zone has been extended ...