Marine officials are working to determine the cause of death for a 3-year-old right whale that was found dead on a barrier island near the Eastern Shore this week.

BOSTON —New England Aquarium recently identified a North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia as a 3-year-old female, the second detected right whale death in just two weeks.

Standing on the southern tip of the island at Dondra Head, where the Indian Ocean stretches endlessly in every direction, it is difficult to imagine that beneath those restless blue waves lies one of ...

The U.S.'s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing ...

Scientists will conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death, marking the second right whale fatality documented in ...

The carcass of a young female North Atlantic right whale found off the Virginia coast on Feb. 10 is the second reported whale ...

Springwatch and Winterwatch host Michaela Strachan recounted a terrifying moment from her career working with wildlife - one ...

Springwatch and Winterwatch host Michaela Strachan recounted a perilous moment from her career working with wildlife - one that apparently came close to killing her ...

Springwatch and Winterwatch host Michaela Strachan recounted a perilous moment from her career working with wildlife - one that seemingly came close to killing her ...

A North Atlantic right whale washed ashore on a Virginia barrier island, according to federal scientists, marking the second whale of the endangered species to be found dead off the U.S. East Coast ...

The SPCA animal shelter at the corner of Ballantine and Virginia Beach boulevards has seen a complete turnabout in less than two months. In December, it was empty and all the ...

A 4-year-old male North Atlantic right whale known as “Division” (#5217) was found dead off the coast of Avon, N.C., on Jan. 27, 2026.