Every single female North Atlantic right whale and calf are vital to this endangered species’ recovery. Researchers have identified nine calves so far this calving season. North Atlantic right whales are dying faster than they can reproduce, largely due to human causes.

Throughout the calving season, right whale researchers manage a detailed list of mom and calf pairs with biographical information that includes photographs, lineage, where the whales were last seen, how they were named, and the challenges each whale has faced.

1 day ago · It was a whale of a surprise. An endangered North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted splashing in waters off of New York City last week — marking an exceptional visit from a rare ...

Calves are 13–15 feet (4.0–4.6 m) long at birth and weigh approximately 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg). [25] Right whales feed mainly on copepods and other small invertebrates such as krill, pteropods, and larval barnacles, generally by slowly skimming through patches of concentrated prey at or below the ocean surface. [2] .

Dec 20, 2024 · The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species. Learn more about North Atlantic right whales and NOAA Fisheries' work to protect and conserve the species.

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Nov 29, 2023 · Throughout calving season, right whale researchers manage a detailed list of mom and calf pairs with biographical information that includes photographs, lineage, where the whales were last seen, how they were named, and the challenges each whale has faced.

3 days ago · The NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center aerial survey team spotted right whale #4150, known as “Accordion,” with her first known calf on Feb. 3 near the shipping lanes at the entrance to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

With only 70 reproductive female North Atlantic right whales remaining, we keep a close watch on them and their new calves to help ensure their survival. Considering these current numbers, 20 new calf births would be considered a relatively productive calving season.

Every year, scientists closely monitor the birth of North Atlantic right whales during the annual calving season. Below is an archive of mother-calf pairs identified during the 2021–2024 calving seasons. The endangered North Atlantic right whale population has been in decline since 2010.