7/7/2017
The preliminary findings of necropsies on three right whales show change is needed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, says the director of the Marine Animal ...
7/4/2017
Experts say humans are likely to blame in the deaths of three of the six North Atlantic right whales recently found floating lifeless in the Gulf of St.
Although six right whale carcasses were found, DFO plans to conduct only three necropsies given the other whales' advanced state of decomposition.
After three of the North Atlantic right whales were carefully towed to shore, experts — fighting through the rancid smell of rotting carcasses — sliced ...
Injuries suffered by at least two of six North Atlantic right whales found floating lifeless in the Gulf of St. Lawrence appear to be consistent with ship ...
Two of the right whales found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence bore signs of trauma suggesting they collided with ships, says the wildlife pathologist ...
Fisheries and Oceans personnel, experts and the curious were on scene to observe as the first of the dead North Atlantic right whales to be ...
7/3/2017
NORWAY, P.E.I. - Marine mammal experts have released their initial findings after hauling three of the six North Atlantic right whales found dead in ...
Preliminary results from the three right whale necropsies done in Norway, P.E.I. on June 29, 30 and July 1 have been released. According to a news ...
In a period of just a couple of weeks, six endangered right whales were found dead in the Gulf of St Lawrence. It's a devastating blow to those hoping ...
Necropsies have been completed on three right whales that were found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The whales were towed to Northwestern ...
7/2/2017
After performing three necropsies in as many days on dead right whales found floating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, scientists have left western P.E.I. in ...
7/1/2017
Marine mammal experts are examining a dead North Atlantic right whale today after it was pulled ashore in P.E.I.in a bid to determine what killed it and ...
Necropsies on two North Atlantic right whales are complete and a third necropsy is expected to begin late Saturday morning in a community in western ...
6/30/2017
DEATH OF A LEVIATHAN: The necropsy of the first of six rights whale to die in the Atlantic Ocean recently gets underway. Photo courtesy of the ...
NORWAY, P.E.I. — The deaths of six right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are a "mortality disaster" on a scale likely not seen since whaling ...
The loss of so many right whales so quickly was probably last seen when whaling decimated their population in the 19th century, Baumgartner said.
NORWAY, P.E.I. -- The deaths of six right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are a "mortality disaster" on a scale likely not seen since whaling ...
photo - In this recent photo, researchers examine a dead North Atlantic right whale along In this recent photo, researchers examine a dead North ...
A necropsy on a second right whale, one of six found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month, is expected to get underway Friday in the far west of ...
The loss of so many right whales so quickly was probably last seen when whaling decimated their population in the 19th century, according to experts.
Scientists say six endangered North Atlantic right whales have died in Canadian waters during the past three weeks. North Atlantic right whales are ...
NORWAY, P.E.I. -- Marine mammal experts will carve up a second huge whale carcass today on a Prince Edward Island beach in an effort to learn ...
NORWAY, P.E.I. — Marine mammal experts will carve up a second huge whale carcass today on a Prince Edward Island beach in an effort to learn ...
NORWAY, P.E.I. — The deaths of six right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are a “mortality disaster” on a scale likely not seen since whaling ...
NORWAY, P.E.I. – Marine mammal experts will carve up a second huge whale carcass today on a Prince Edward Island beach in an effort to learn ...
6/29/2017
Six dead right whales appeared in the waters of Canada. No reason for the deaths or any apparent clue has been provided, and biologists deemed ...
The bucket of an excavator takes the weight of a fin which was cut from a dead North Atlantic right whale Thursday morning at Phee Shore.
NORWAY, P.E.I. -- Marine mammal experts carved up a 14-metre right whale Thursday on the red sandy shores of P.E.I. in the hopes of finding out ...
The Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries and Oceans Canada towed the carcass of a right whale to a beach on Prince Edward Island in an attempt to ...
Marine mammal experts are shown examining a dead North Atlantic right whale Thursday, June 29, 2017 after it was pulled ashore in P.E.I. in a bid to ...
TRAGICALLY with the recent death of six North Atlantic Right Whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, one percent of their population has just been lost in ...
Marine mammal experts are examining a dead North Atlantic right whale today after it was pulled ashore in P.E.I. in a bid to determine what killed it ...
The whale was the latest victim of what scientists are calling an “unprecedented die-off” of the endangered species in the Gulf of St. Lawrence since ...
NORWAY, P.E.I. -- Marine mammal experts are examining a dead North Atlantic right whale today after it was pulled ashore in P.E.I. in a bid to ...
NORWAY, P.E.I. — Marine mammal experts are examining a dead North Atlantic right whale today after it was pulled ashore in P.E.I. in a bid to ...
NORWAY, P.E.I. - Marine mammal experts plan to examine a dead North Atlantic right whale today after it was pulled ashore in P.E.I. in a bid to ...
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is working with a half dozen agencies to determine why at least six, and by one report seven, endangered right whales ...
6/28/2017
The first right whale carcass to be delivered to Phee Shore in Norway is pulled from the water Wednesday evening to await a necropsy which is ...
This section of beach in Norway, P.E.I. will receive the bodies of two to three North Atlantic Right whales this week for necropsies and possible burial.
A coast guard vessel is anchored offshore with a right whale in tow. It's awaiting the arrival of a smaller vessel to tow the whale close enough to be ...
The Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries and Oceans Canada were expected to beach a dead right whale on a Prince Edward Island shore ...
The Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries and Oceans Canada are getting ready in western P.E.I. to bring ashore at least one of six right whales ...
NORWAY, P.E.I. - The Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries and Oceans hope to beach a dead right whale on a Prince Edward Island shore today in ...
CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND – Six North Atlantic right whales have been found dead off the coast of the Canadian Maritimes in ...
While the cause of death remains elusive, a 2013 study on declining beluga whale populations in the St. Lawrence Gulf suggests climate change, ...
Although it's normal to sight a dead right whale in the area, one marine biologist, Tonya Wimmer, stated that the latest trend is at a high scale and that ...
Six North Atlantic right whales have turned up dead in recent weeks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada, and scientists and conservationists are ...
Murison described this string of deaths as “catastrophic” for the species, as it represents more than one per cent of the 500 North Atlantic right whales ...
Researchers examine the carcass of a 31-foot right whale on Campobello Island, New Brunswick in this July 2006 BDN file photo. Canadian officials ...
6/27/2017
Six North American right whales have mysteriously turned up dead within the past few weeks and now conservationists are doing everything they can ...
BOSTON — Canadian environmental officials are investigating the deaths this month of six North Atlantic right whales, including four that have been ...
Right whales are dying near the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Canada's east coast, and no one knows why. Six carcasses have ...
Representatives from the Marine Animal Response Society take samples from a recently discovered 47ft North Atlantic right whale. Photo: Marine ...
Canadian government officials and marine biologists are investigating the mysterious deaths of six North American right whales. The endangered ...
The North Atlantic right whales that looked healthy previously were discovered dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada. The scientists from various ...
Experts are preparing for the massive, messy task of removing multiple dead whales from the sea for necropsies as they investigate at least six ...
Marine biologists are quite concerned as, over the past few weeks, a record number of 6 right whales were noted to have died. The mysterious deaths ...
6/26/2017
The Canadian government and marine experts are investigating the deaths of six endangered North American right whales over a period of several ...
Federal fisheries experts are looking for a shore where they can dissect massive North Atlantic right whales to determine whether it was a ship strike, ...
A rare North Atlantic right whale is pictured here off the coast of Massachusetts several years ago entangled in fishing line. Scientists are trying to ...
A marine mammal expert at the Atlantic Veterinary College said timing is critical in the exploration of why so many North Atlantic right whales have ...
MONCTON, N.B. -- Experts are preparing for the massive, messy task of removing multiple dead whales from the sea for necropsies as they ...
Right whales are considered the rarest of all whale species, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature estimates that only about 350 ...
The sudden deaths of right whales in the north Atlantic Ocean has a team of government scientists and marine conservationists searching for answers.
Dr.Pierre-Yves Dumont collects samples from a dead right whale in the Gulf of St.Lawrence in a recent handout photo. Marine mammal experts say full ...
Since June 7, six North Atlantic right whales have been discovered dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between New Brunswick's Miscou Island, ...
Marc LeCouffe of the Fisheries Department says some of the whales have been tagged with satellite trackers, which could make it easier to find the ...
6/25/2017
Sunday, June 25, 2017, 5:55 PM - At least six right whales have been found dead in the waters of the Gulf of St. Laurence since June 6, raising alarm ...
Researchers examine one of the six North Atlantic right whales that have died in the Gulf of St. Lawrence - Marine Animal Response Society via The ...
... endangered species could hang in the balance as the death toll of North Atlantic right whales found floating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence rises to six.
An marine mammal expert says the fate of critically endangered species could hang in the balance as the death toll of North Atlantic right whales ...
Tonya Wimmer of the Marine Animal Response Society says collecting biological samples will be critical to determining what happened to the whales ...
MONCTON, N.B. — An marine mammal expert says the fate of critically endangered species could hang in the balance as the death toll of North ...
The marine biologist says North Atlantic right whales have only recently been spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, raising questions about whether ...
According to CTV News Canada, a DFO official said that at least five right whales were found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month, with four of ...
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) officials are concerned about the death of six north Atlantic right whales in Gulf of St.
6/24/2017
Moncton, N.B. – Fisheries officials are scrambling to figure out why several endangered North Atlantic Right whales have died in eastern Canada.
Since June 7, six North Atlantic right whales have been found dead, floating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in a loss that amounts to more than one per ...
Fisheries officials are trying to figure out what caused the recent deaths of several endangered right whales in the waters off eastern Canada.
MONCTON, N.B. -- The federal fisheries department is trying to figure out what caused the recent deaths of several endangered right whales in the ...
MONCTON, N.B. – Fisheries officials are trying to figure out what caused the recent deaths of several endangered right whales in the waters off ...
MONCTON, N.B. -- Fisheries officials are trying to figure out what caused the recent deaths of several endangered right whales in the waters off ...
At least five dead Right whales have been seen recently in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This situation is very concerning. The cause of death is unknown ...