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ROUND-UP OF 2024 NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE NEWS

14 March 2024 After being hunted for centuries, today’s North Atlantic right whales face many challenges, including entanglements with fishing gear, ship strikes and climate change. This combination of threats, most of which…

North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season Still Far Under Par

25 January 2024 * As of January 29, 2024, the total number of calves born was 16. An exceptional event was observed a little over a year ago: Pilgrim, a North Atlantic right…

Round-up of 2023 North Atlantic Right Whale News

13 April 2023 After being hunted for centuries, today’s North Atlantic right whales face many challenges, including entanglements with fishing gear, ship strikes and climate change. This combination of threats, most of which…

North Atlantic Right Whales: On a Quest for Food

8 December 2022 Since 2015, an uptick in the presence of North Atlantic right whales has been observed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The alarm was sounded in 2017, when 17 carcasses…

Five New Discoveries about the North Atlantic Right Whale

29 September 2022 For scientists, the endangered North Atlantic right whale is a source of both fascination and concern. This is why a number of researchers have attempted to better understand the factors…

All the news on North Atlantic right whales in 2022

28 March 2022 The North Atlantic right whale is a particularly vulnerable cetacean species, currently numbering fewer than 350 individuals. The survival of these animals, which hangs by a thread, is being put…

Multiple Births and Low Mortality Spell Good Year for North Atlantic Right Whales

5 January 2022 One of the most critically endangered cetacean species in the world, the North Atlantic right whale has been under close scrutiny in Canadian and US waters since 2017. The news…

North Atlantic Right Whales: Climate Refugees

8 November 2021 The North Atlantic right whale population is down to approximately 350 individuals and is critically endangered. The recovery of this species faces many pitfalls. Entanglements in fishing gear and collisions…

North Atlantic Right Whales: Shrinking Giants!

5 August 2021 We’ve known that North Atlantic right whales are less and less abundant, with a population currently estimated to number fewer than 360 individuals! We now know that they are also…

What’s happening with North Atlantic right whales in 2021?

5 March 2021 With a total population estimated to number fewer than 350 individuals, the North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered cetaceans in the world. Its survival hangs by…