North Atlantic right whale calves have been spotted in Cape Cod Bay, joining their mothers on their annual migration. Researchers monitor the whales, with an estimated 372 population now.

Thousands of gray whales now migrating north from Baja California are in such poor shape and so few calves were born this winter that researchers and others worry they may be witnessing another ...

Researchers and conservationists remind the public to respect the whales’ space. It is illegal to approach a North Atlantic right whale within 500 yards without a federal research permit. Still, from ...