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33 Out of 384 Critically Endangered Whales Spotted in Cape Cod in Record-Breaking, Single-Day Sighting By Kimberlee Speakman
15 Jan 2026 02:40 GMT
NEED TO KNOW
Thirty-three North Atlantic right whales were seen in Cape Cod Bay during an aerial survey conducted on Saturday, Jan. 10
The number is notable because, as a Center for Coastal Studies researcher shared, it may be "the highest number of …
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2026 is off to a hopeful start for these critically endangered whales
10 Jan 2026 18:08 GMT
While most of us were feasting on holiday foods over the past few weeks, the New England Aquarium was busy counting North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) mom-calf pairs off the coast of Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia.
“Congrats to all of …
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Rare Endangered Whale Species Has 'Relatively Productive' Birth Season — but Scientists Are Still Concerned By Rachel Raposas
08 Jan 2026 23:05 GMT
… new births this season
The endangered whale species, which breeds from mid …
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REGIONAL: ENDANGERED WHALES MOVE ON, ALLOWING DUNGENESS CRAB SEASON TO OPEN
20 Dec 2025 06:18 GMT
Dec 19, 2025 – BCN39:REGIONAL: ENDANGERED WHALES MOVE ON, ALLOWING DUNGENESS CRAB … the stories that matter.
The endangered whales are moving on. It’s …
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NASA satellite detects tiny red plankton that keep endangered whales alive
19 Dec 2025 21:10 GMT
Far off the New England coast, whales swim slowly with their mouths wide open, swallowing clouds of tiny red plankton, Calanus finmarchicus, that provide their sustenance. One of NASA’s satellites have just learned to spot from hundreds of miles above.
The …
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Boaters warned to steer clear of endangered whales off Merritt Island
19 Dec 2025 12:52 GMT
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A new warning has been issued for boaters near Merritt Island after a critically-endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted with her calf off the coast.
There are thought to only be about 380 North Atlantic right whales left …
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Critically Endangered Whale Part of Species with 384 Animals Left May Not Survive 'Life-Threatening' Entanglement By Kelli Bender
11 Dec 2025 23:51 GMT
… equipment wrapped around the critically endangered whale on Dec. 3 and 4 …
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Endangered whale habitat at risk as government greenlights new offshore gas exploration release
12 Dec 2025 02:38 GMT
Albanese Government cannot claim a new era for nature while handing over 25,000 square kilometres of ocean to the oil and gas industry
Globally significant vital habitat for endangered pygmy blue and southern right whales under threat
This decision …
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Critically endangered whale may not survive severe entanglement
10 Dec 2025 22:23 GMT
December 10, 2025 / 1:16 PM EST
/ CBS Boston
A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale that's regularly seen in the waters off New England and Canada may not survive a severe entanglement, scientists say.
The 3-year-old male named …
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Endangered Whale That Turned up in Ireland, Shocking Scientists, Migrates to US Stunning More
10 Dec 2025 00:28 GMT
(left) the North Atlantic right whale when it was sighted in Ireland (right) and when it was sighted in Boston – credit, Naomi D’arcy (left) and Center for Coastal Studies, taken under NOAA permit 25740-03 (right)
“But where else would one expect to find a …