North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

Critically Endangered

Region

Europe

Habitat

Desert

Countries

Gabon

Status

Critically Endangered

About the North Atlantic Right Whale

The North Atlantic right whale is dying faster than it can reproduce.

This large, slow-moving baleen whale was once called the 'right whale' to hunt because it was slow, large, and floated when dead.

It now numbers around 340 individuals in the western Atlantic â€” down from roughly 500 in 2010.

The species has entered a terminal decline.

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Habitat loss -- habitat loss, human disturbance, or similar pressures affect this species.
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Poaching -- habitat loss, human disturbance, or similar pressures affect this species.
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Climate change -- habitat loss, human disturbance, or similar pressures affect this species.

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Protected areas -- active measures are underway to protect and restore this species and its habitat.
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Anti-poaching -- active measures are underway to protect and restore this species and its habitat.
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Community education -- active measures are underway to protect and restore this species and its habitat.