When a right whale appeared trailing fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay Jan. 17, rescuers mobilized – underscoring challenges the species still faces.

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

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

Wind and choppy seas were frustrating efforts Friday to free an endangered right whale tangled in fishing gear as it swam from the Georgia coast into waters off Florida. Rescuers said their odds of ...

Canada has rolled out its overdue whale-safe fishing gear strategy days after an endangered North Atlantic right whale, known as Division, died from entanglement after more than a month of suffering.

Ben Markham, 38, and his team, were shocked to discover their tracking device helped them locate a whale in distress.