Researchers are listening for right whales off the coast of Massachusetts with the help of two new high-tech buoys.

A new monitoring program in the Bay State will collect near real-time information about the presence of endangered North ...

North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered, and only about 70 reproductively active females remain.

During calving season, the whales migrate south to give birth in the warmer waters off the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Fewer than ...

The Rice’s whale, which lives in a sliver of the Gulf ... the industry would contribute about $26 billion annually to the country’s GDP, compared to about $30 billion without slowing the ...

Bryde’s whales — pronounced “broodus” — are a member of ... They are classified as a protected species by the country’s government, according to the Guardian. Measuring up to 55 feet, they are ...

Whale meat in Japan was an affordable source of protein for the country’s malnourished population in the years following World War II, with annual consumption peaking at 233,000 tons in 1962.

Whale meat in Japan was an affordable source of protein for the country’s malnourished population in the years after World War II, with annual consumption peaking at 233,000 tonnes in 1962.