If any of the whales become entangled in Maine gear, it could worsen regulations lobstermen say are already too strict.

Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to ...

Biologists from the New England Aquarium say 20 percent of all the right whales in the world are together, right now, off the ...

The federal government is withdrawing a proposal that would require more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to ...

NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA, Fla. — The right whale "Grand Teton" was seen with a newborn calf off Amelia Island on Thursday.

The United States Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week announced that they ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

Over 75 extremely rare sea creatures — about “20% of the entire population” — were spotted off the Maine coast, photos show.

There are at least 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered off New England in an unusual sighting.

The rule would have limited boats as small as 35 feet to 10 knots when North Atlantic right whales were migrating through NC's near-shore waters.

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.