right whales

This photo provided by NOAA shows an endangered whale that has been found entangled in fishing gear off the coast of New England. The right whales number less than 360 and they are vulnerable to entanglement in fishing gear and collisions with ships. The entangled whale was seen about 50 miles south of Block Island, Rhode Island, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)

Right whale found entangled off U.S. coast as species struggles to survive

The animal’s population fell about 25% from 2010 to 2020

The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, as shown in this undated handout photo provided by the New England Aquarium in Boston, appears to be levelling off after years of discouraging declines, according to new data released today by an international team of marine scientists. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-New England Aquarium

Right whale decline slows, concern about human-caused injury persists

‘We don’t have success yet, even though things are levelling off, we’re still in pretty dire shape’

This 2009 photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows a North Pacific right whale as it surfaces during the Priest Survey in the waters off Alaska. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brenda Rone-NOAA Fisheries via AP

Progress being made in fight to save North Atlantic right whale from extinction

Analysts say about 340 North Atlantic right whales survive as of last year