Scientists will conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death, marking the second right whale fatality documented in ...

A North Atlantic right whale washed ashore on a Virginia barrier island, according to federal scientists, marking the second ...

The dead right whale was a female. Scientists say they worry especially about deaths of females because the species is ...

The New England Aquarium has identified a North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia as a 3-year-old female, the ...

A right whale carcass was spotted 25 miles off the Avon coast, according to the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

A North Atlantic right whale often seen in Cape Cod Bay – and once responsible for a canal closure – has died. Here’s what ...

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Right whale, Monarch, and her calf swim together. The estimated population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales grew by about 2% last year to 384 individuals, an increase of eight from ...

A young North Atlantic right whale that state wildlife officials helped partially disentangle from fishing gear in December, ...

A 4-year-old male North Atlantic right whale known as "Division" (#5217) was found dead off the coast of Avon, N.C., on Jan.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists have ...