Southern right whales were spotted off the shore of Las Grutas in Argentinian Patagonia. Videos filmed by Agustin Baraschi ...

Opinion: A proposed shift in U.S. government policy regarding ship speed limits will weaken a proven conservation program for ...

The federal government is eyeing changes to rules that are meant to protect one of the world’s most endangered whales, and ...

There are approximately 90 species of whales, and they live in oceans all around the world. One of the rarest species of ...

The number of North Atlantic right whales ticked up in 2024, according to researchers’ latest estimate of this critically endangered species. Scientists, while cautiously optimistic, said threats ...

Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.

After a dismal calving season last year, the North Atlantic right whale saw more than double the number of births this season ...

Your May 15 piece on North Atlantic right whales offered promising news about this year’s calving season (“Can a baby boom save the right whale — and Maine’s lobster industry?”). But as someone who ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

North Atlantic right whales were once so thoroughly hunted they nearly went extinct. In fact, they were called right whales ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wondering what those huge, dark blobs in the ocean are this winter? If you guessed a whale, you're right! North Atlantic right ...