Right whales were hunted for oil, meat, and apparel materials — for corset stays, umbrella ribs, and buggy whips — until the early 20th century. Once abundant, the North Pacific right whale is now the ...

The impact on phytoplankton is particularly important, he said, as it takes in carbon dioxide, expels oxygen, and makes up the base of the marine food ... North Atlantic right whales and North ...

Baleen whales sing more when there is an abundant supply of food, according to a new study ... that disrupted foraging conditions across the Pacific, providing a special opportunity to examine ...

Instead, it was a critically endangered North Pacific right whale: one of the rarest whales in the world with an estimated 30 individuals left in the subpopulation. Roletto and Lindquist had been ...

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most ... pushing the animals into new habitat areas as they follow their food. The Center has been instrumental in protecting these whales for more ...