An endangered North Atlantic right whale, swimming in the Gulf off the Fort Myers, Florida coast, was captured on video by ...

Southern right whales have shown some encouraging population growth since their protection. Northern right whales are the most at-risk of all large whales.

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered whales. Once common along the eastern U.S. seaboard, the whale was hunted to near-extinction by the 1750s. While no longer pursued ...

"Right whales are occasionally spotted on the Gulf ... entanglement in fishing gear and vessel strikes are the most common causes of death. According to NOAA, climate change and ocean noise ...