The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming through the world's oceans today. Blue whales can reach lengths of 100 feet, but one of their smaller relatives isn't too far behind. Right whales, ...

A North Atlantic Right Whale, previously found entangled in a rope off of south Georgia, has been discovered dead off the ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Fishermen off Boca Grande enjoyed a rare sighting of the endangered North Atlantic right whale and her calf.

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

A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale spotted off Ireland last year has made an "extraordinary" 3,000-mile journey to Boston, scientists say. The right whale was first seen in Ireland's ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — As wildlife officials work to track new endangered mom and calf pairs popping up this calving season, they're also trying to maintain the health of the less than 400 North ...

Large vessels must slow down off the Mid-Atlantic coast from November to April to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. The primary threats to the whales are collisions with ships and ...

I never met a “Right Whale” I didn’t like. This is most likely because until last week, I never knew “Right Whales” even existed. Shame on me. Worse yet, is that the “Right Whale” species is ...

OSSABAW ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - North Atlantic right whales have added five more calves to their population over the past week, bringing the total number of new calves this season to 14. The critically ...

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...