North Atlantic right whales are at a breaking point. Because of this, 2026 is a “make-or-break” year for the whales. With fewer calves being born each calving season, and many not surviving to ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH | The start of November not only means turning the clocks back an hour, but also signifies the start of a roughly six-month window where large vessels off parts of the Mid-Atlantic ...

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For critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, the latest numbers bring good news — but it’s a fragile progress, resting on the edge between survival and loss. A new population estimate ...

Right whale season is off to a busy start. Thirty-three North Atlantic right whales were observed in Cape Cod Bay during an aerial survey conducted Saturday, Jan. 10 by the Center for Coastal Studies.

After nearly two decades, the baby whale came back—as a mother, with a baby of its own. Julie Albert, director of the Right Whale Sighting Network at Blue World Research Institute, a nonprofit, first ...