Officially named Rice’s whale but commonly referred to as the Gulf of Mexico whale, the species prefers the deep, dark waters of DeSoto Canyon, one of the busiest commercial areas of the Gulf ...

Unfortunately for the Rice’s whale, its Gulf home is also a major focus of the gas and oil industry. Rice’s whales live along the Gulf’s continental shelf, in waters about 300 to 1300 feet deep.

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Protections on ship speeds in the Gulf were removed by the Trump administration in areas where the endangered Rice's whale is known to breed.

A 38-foot-long baleen whale that washed up near the Florida Everglades was later found to be a distinct species, now called the Rice's whale, that lives only in the Gulf of Mexico.

Fewer than 100 Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whales remain on Earth. Giving them some breathing room by designating critical habitat is a critical, common-sense step toward saving them from extinction.

After a 3-month-long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean. A ...

When right whales do arrive in the Gulf, they often quickly become social media sensations, but not this pair. “The fact that these two got all the way to Alabama without us knowing is strange ...

Right whales sometimes spotted off Gulf Coast of Florida. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, FWC, most right whale sightings occur along Florida's east coast, but are sometimes ...