Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, the latest numbers bring good news — but it’s a fragile progress, resting ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists ...

Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have begun their annual migration to Cape Cod Bay. Entanglements and vessel strikes are the leading causes of death for the species, which has a ...

The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population has ticked up again, according to local researchers who say they’re “cautiously optimistic” about the species. The updated population ...

In June 2024, the Canadian government lifted the moratorium on northern cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador after 32 years. The decision was controversial because cod numbers had not recovered ...

'This study validates what's been seen on the water and reinforces the need for seal population management' -- Jamie Baker, secretary-treasurer of Newfoundland and Labrador's Fish Food and Allied ...

One of the whales seen, a 45-year-old male, was documented in the bay for the first time. The North Atlantic right whale population is estimated at just 384, with vessel strikes and fishing gear ...

PORTLAND, Maine — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists who ...