In 2021, researchers identified a new species of whale. Now, they are racing against time to save their natural habitat […] ...
Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself.
The Rice’s whale is among the most endangered marine mammals on the planet, with estimates that there may be as few as 51 ...
New paper describes species of baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico - Rice's whale. A species of baleen whale that is native to the Gulf of Mexico, called Rice's whale, is already threatened by ...
Scientists from NOAA Fisheries have identified a new species of baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico. The new species, previously thought to be a subspecies of the Bryde’s whale, has been named Rice’s ...
As part of Donald Trump's "Unleashing American Energy" executive order, rules that sought to protect the species have been rescinded.
Protections on ship speeds in the Gulf were removed by the Trump administration in areas where the endangered Rice's whale is ...
HOUSTON, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced that production has started at the Shell-operated Whale floating production facility in the Gulf ...