Koala and Curlew, two endangered female North Atlantic right whales have gone off course, perplexing researchers.

There is excitement and concern for North Atlantic right whale mother and calf spotted in busy shipping lanes.

UPDATE: This post has been updated with input from NOAA Fisheries regarding the likelihood that the whale had been struck by a ship. A 26-foot humpback whale that was found deceased and entangled ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says trained responders freed two humpback whales tangled in gear last week. Both happened off the coast of ...

COURTESY ED LYMAN /NOAA Trained responder Maria Harvey works to entangle a humpback whale. COURTESY ED LYMAN /NOAA Trained responder Maria Harvey works to entangle a humpback whale. Federal wildlife ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn a controversial rule it had proposed that would’ve impacted boat owners and an endangered whale ...

The changes NOAA initially proposed in July 2022 would have expanded the size and duration of seasonal vessel speed restrictions that aim to keep the endangered whales safe along the U.S. East ...

The withdrawal does not preclude NOAA from taking future action, including but not limited to initiating a new rule, to address ongoing lethal right whale vessel strikes. Legal disputes offshore ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, which monitors right whales closely through aerial surveys, said the adult female has already been struck once before by a boat.

NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary team was able to respond to both reports — and to free both whales from their entanglements using a specialized, hooked knife ...