Right Whales Produce No New Calves After Year of Record Deaths
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Boston Globe] By David Abel - February 26, 2018
After a year when scientists found a record number of dead North Atlantic right whales, the species has yet to produce a single newborn this calving season — an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic outcome for one of the world’s most endangered animals.
There are only about 100 adult female right whales left in the world. If any had given birth this season, which typically runs November through February, scientists say they almost surely would have ...
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