Once a hotspot for commercial whaling, a section of WA coast has become a sanctuary for newborn southern right whale calves. But the population is still struggling to recover.

Scientists had believed Southern right whales have a lifespan of about 70 years, but a new study shows that endangered mammals can live twice as long as they had thought. The study found these ...

Southern right whales can live 130 years or more — nearly twice as long as previously thought, according to a new study. Photo from Chengyu Wang, UnSplash Southern right whales can live to be ...

Whale moms use another safety strategy for their young calves: They migrate thousands of miles to raise them in shallow-water nurseries. Southern right whales live in the ocean off countries like ...

Whale tourism operator Rod Keogh fears his business of 17 years may not survive the introduction of new whale nursery areas ...

Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live past 130 years, according to our new research published in the journal Science Advances. Some of these whales ...

In Argentina, kelp gulls are attacking the backs of southern right whales, imperiling the recovery of an endangered species. By Annie Roth Thousands of colossal southern right whales travel to the ...

Right whales are one of the most endangered species of whale on the planet. Now, scientists suggest they might have lifespans that are nearly double what was previously estimated. New research has ...

Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to new research. The marine animals, a type of baleen whale found in the ...