Aquarium researchers have been toiling for more than 30 years studying the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Our blog followers know the right whale team has gone to great lengths advocating for protection for these vulnerable behemoths through changes in shipping regulations and investigating entanglements in fishing gear.

Right whale sponsorships (great holiday gift, just sayin), in part, help support this critical research.

Now more people know about the plight of these marine mammals—and the efforts of our passionate researchers—thanks to a recent cover story in The Christian Science Monitor weekly magazine.

Click here for this terrific long read.


And after you've read all about the amazing work of our team in the field and cyberspace and beyond, you can support their efforts by sponsoring a right whale! To sponsor a right whale, choose one of the six whales and the level of your sponsorship on the online sponsorship form. Anyone—children, parents, community organizations, school classes or clubs—can sponsor a whale. Thank you for your support!

Piper is one of the whales you can sponsor through this program. She's a mom.