Midwinter marks the annual return of humpback whales to Hawaiʻi, swimming down from Alaska to breed in the warmer waters.
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After swimming about 60m, I notice a big, murky cloud. It’s blood, though it looks greenish in the water, and I realise that ...
As they begin their yearly migration back to New England waters, I'm hoping for safe passage and fewer ropes and ships in ...
A South Carolina boater recently witnessed a rare sight just a few miles off Hilton Head Island: two North Atlantic right ...
With fewer calves born, 2026 could decide if the North Atlantic right whale lives. The species faces multiple threats.
An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Scientists ...
One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...
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Amy Warren, a scientific program officer and whale expert with the New England Aquarium, says those are sturdy birth numbers ...
The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be done to save the species from extinction?
There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to ...