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 ...

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

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

An endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted entangled in fishing gear off the North Carolina coast on Dec. 16. Becoming entangled in fishing gear is one of the two leading causes of death ...

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. "Lobster and ...