The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions ...

Humpback whales are spotted in the River Derwent as far up as Hobart's northern suburbs, using the river for some rest and ...

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The sighting of Eternity beyond Canada’s 200-mile limit was an exciting observation for Dr. Jack Lawson, a DFO research ...

The zooplankton cyclic pattern remains stable, providing the right whales with a consistent food source, at least for now, compared to other historic habitats like the Bay of Fundy,” Ms. Hudak says.

Whale beaching and stranding are also common during this period, as the country sees several strandings a year.

An endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted off the waters of Prince Edward Island entangled in fishing gear.

Each winter, southern right whales arrive on Western Australia's southern coast to birth their young. In a remarkable natural habit, the mothers return to their place of birth to deliver their calves.

The P.E.I. Fishermen's Association says it is closely monitoring the situation after Fisheries and Oceans Canada restricted a fishing area off P.E.I. waters due to the detection of an entangled North ...

PEI Right whale detection in Gulf will mean restrictions for some P.E.I. lobster boats Only 372 of the endangered whales are left in the world's oceans, DFO estimates ...

He headed NOAA’s large whale research program for the northeastern U.S. from 2011 to 2019, then led the New England Aquarium’s right whale research program through 2022.

With a population of 372, North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered. Although whaling is no longer a threat, human interactions still pose the greatest risks to the species. Recovering ...