Right whales were hunted for oil, meat, and apparel materials — for corset stays, umbrella ribs, and buggy whips — until the early 20th century. Once abundant, the North Pacific right whale is now the ...

Two right whales were spotted swimming in Treasure Coast waters last weekend. North Atlantic right whales Koala and Curlew were spotted off Vero Beach, Jensen Beach and Stuart from Jan. 10-12 as they ...

Southern and the two species of northern right whales live in temperate Atlantic or Pacific waters, often near the coast. Right whales were named by whalers who identified them as the “right ...

Northern Atlantic right whales primarily are found in Atlantic coastal waters on the continental shelf. Sightings of North Pacific right whales have been reported as far south as central Baja ...

South Atlantic right whales can have natural lifespans exceeding 100 years, but human-caused mortality has deeply driven down ...

Sightings of North Pacific right whales are exceedingly rare, but the animals are likely to have been moving north along with the zooplankton, according to Wright's modeling analysis of ...

Right whales were hunted for oil, meat, and apparel materials — for corset stays, umbrella ribs, and buggy whips — until the early 20th century. Once abundant, the North Pacific right whale is now the ...

This mass migration toward the relatively narrow Bering Strait could lead to more ship collisions and gear entanglements for the extremely rare and critically endangered eastern population of North ...

Two right whales were spotted swimming in Treasure Coast waters last weekend. North Atlantic right whales Koala and Curlew were spotted off Vero Beach, Jensen Beach and Stuart from Jan. 10-12 as ...