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 ...

A whale of a tale, indeed. On May 24, scientists were shocked and excited to spot a North Pacific right whale — one of the rarest whale species in the world — off the coast of Marin County ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has abandoned plans to expand a vessel speed rule aimed at ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the heart of the matter is the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, one of the world’s most endangered large whale species. Whalers decimated the population, bringing it to the ...

The Southern right whale can be found throughout the southern hemisphere, and several thousand are thought to remain. But the North Pacific right whale is even rarer than its North Atlantic relative.

The Name That Whale contest organized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is asking the public to come up with a name for the Eastern North Pacific right whale spotted last ...

And although all the creatures inside it play a special role in the ecosystem's health, the North Pacific gray whale is particularly integral. They are bottom-feeders, creating mud plumes during ...