Beginning in 2017, elevated mortalities in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) were documented in Canada and the United States and necessitated an Unusual Mortality Event (UME) be declared. The whales impacted by the UME include dead, injured, and sick individuals, who represent more than 20 percent of the population, which is a significant impact on an endangered species where ...

Endangered North Atlantic right whales are approaching extinction. An Unusual Mortality Event was declared for North Atlantic right whales in 2017, and currently includes 151 individuals (41 dead, 39 seriously injured, and 71 sublethally injured or ill).

The New England Aquarium is reacting to news that a North Atlantic right whale calf, first spotted off the coast of South Carolina in November, suffered a serious injury consistent with a vessel strike.

Jan 11, 2024 · Whale advocacy groups reacted with concern and outrage Wednesday after federal officials announced a critically endangered right whale calf had been spotted off the South Carolina coast with...

Jan 11, 2024 · A rare North Atlantic right whale calf spotted off the coast of South Carolina is expected to die after its head, mouth and lips were split open, likely by a boat propeller, officials said.

Mar 5, 2024 · The first North Atlantic right whale baby born this season has died after being hit by a vessel, NOAA said on Monday, marking a grim start to the year as one of the world's most endangered...

Jan 10, 2024 · North Atlantic right whales are a critically endangered species with fewer than 360 remaining. Vessel strikes are one of two primary threats to the species’ existence, along with accidental entanglements in commercial fishing gear.

Apr 4, 2024 · A North Atlantic right whale found dead off the Virginia Beach coast was found to have "catastrophic injuries" and vertebrae fractures, according to a necropsy of the whale.

January 10, 2024 (BOSTON, MA) – A two-month-old right whale calf whose head, mouth, and lips were split open by a boat’s propeller was spotted off the coast of South Carolina on January 6. Fishermen who sighted the calf recognized that the whale was injured and provided the video and images they obtained to NOAA Fisheries.

Jan 12, 2024 · The calf, an endangered North Atlantic right whale, was likely hurt in a vessel strike, officials said. The injuries could impact the calf's ability to nurse from its mother successfully.