BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

A sperm whale stranded on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, adding to alarming whale death toll since December. Here's what ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales ... Researchers on planes spotted fishing gear in the area near where the whales were swimming. Boat strikes and entanglement are the biggest threats ...

BOSTON (CN) — The First Circuit on Thursday upheld a federal regulation that limits lobster and Jonah crab fishing off Cape ...

One of the whales had a tuna in its mouth, the team said. Teri Frady, head of research communications for the NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center, told The Boston Globe it is not unusual ...

Federal officials said Wednesday that they’re scrapping a proposed speed limit for ships around Cape Cod and the Islands that was intended to protect endangered whales and that would have ...

Dozens of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted in the Gulf of Maine this week, researchers from the ...

“The situation is dire for this species,” the aquarium continued, with around 370 individuals ... recovery of the North Atlantic right whale.” Boston Mayor Wu, 3 other sanctuary city mayors ...

But it seems that their interest in whale conservation begins and ends with fighting offshore wind,” he told Boston.com. Both Brogan and Redfern said that offshore wind should not be abandoned.

“[Boston hockey fans] are going to ... Researchers estimate the whale’s population made moderate recovery until around 2010, before facing population decline related to climate change and ...

“The entire team at the Center for Whale Research ... can be seen breaching around Puget Sound, even against the backdrop of the downtown Seattle skyline. Follow Boston.com on Instagram (Opens ...