Tag Results for right whale health
Right Whales
Identifying Soon-to-be Right Whale MomsDecember 17, 2021
Scientists can test whales for the hormone progesterone to detect pregnancy....Read More
Right Whales
18th Right Whale Mother Discovered Off Brier Island, Nova ScotiaJune 3, 2021
On May 20, Amy Tudor, a naturalist for Mariner Cruises Whale Watching on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, was on the ferry heading towards Long Island, N.S. when she spotted something special....Read More
Right Whales
Meet the newest North Atlantic right whale mother and calf pairsFebruary 14, 2021
December through March is calving season for North Atlantic right whales. This year has been special for the critically endangered right whales because of the number of calves and first-time mothers. ...Read More
Marine Mammals
A Tiny Piece of Whale Blubber Leads to Big ResultsFebruary 12, 2021
A new study by scientists at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life expands our toolkit for understanding North Atlantic right whale health—using only a tiny piece of blubber!...Read More
Right Whales
The Adventure in the Gulf Continues!September 20, 2019
Of all the right whales we photographed, some whales looked to be in fairly good health, but many others did not...Read More
Right Whales
Pioneering Feces Research Shows ‘Sky-High’ Stress Levels in Entangled Right WhalesDecember 5, 2017
New research published by Anderson Cabot Center scientists finds "sky-high" levels of stress hormones in the feces of chronically entangled North Atlantic right whales. ...Read More
Press Release
Feces collected from entangled North Atlantic right whales reveals ‘sky-high’ stress levelsNovember 30, 2017
Endangered Species Research journal publishes pioneering whale feces research; also being used to investigate high numbers of deaths this summer....Read More
News & Features
After 15 Right Whale Deaths, Scientists Gather at Annual MeetingOctober 23, 2017
After an unprecedented year with 15 North Atlantic right whale deaths on record, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium (NARWC) held its annual meeting. ...Read More
Right Whales
Unhealthy Whales In The Bay Of FundySeptember 30, 2016
In some cases, the apparent poor health is likely related to past entanglements, but the cause is not clear in some whales....Read More