A severely entangled North Atlantic right whale has been spotted off North Carolina with rope wrapped around the animal's ...

The endangered whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to ship collisions and ...

A North Atlantic right whale was seen near North Carolina wrapped in fishing rope and buoys. Two others were spotted off ...

There are about 370 North Atlantic right whales alive. In the last week, NOAA has spotted three entangled in fishing gear, ...

The sighting of this juvenile whale comes just a week after two other North Atlantic right whales were seen entangled in ...

Three North Atlantic right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the coast of the U.S. just this month, ...

Entanglements and vessel strikes in U.S. and Canadian waters are the main causes of death of North Atlantic right whales, and ...

A 3-year-old male, seen southeast of Nantucket with lines wrapped across his head and back, is unlikely to survive. An adult ...

Bowhead whales — cousins of right whales — can also live incredibly long lives, with some surviving for two centuries. As ...

For the second time in a week, researchers have spotted an entangled North Atlantic right whale off the American coastline.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said an aerial survey found an entangled whale about 60 miles (96 kilometers) east of the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Dec. 16. Another ...

The most recent sighting took place on Dec. 16, when another juvenile male was seen off the coast of North Carolina. That whale was last seen gear-free in the Bay of Fundy two months ago.