Editorial: Right Whales Seem to Be Having a Good Year. They Still Need Help.
The good news is there have been no confirmed reports of North Atlantic right whales killed this year due to vessel strikes or entanglements from fishing gear, but the less-than-good news is that this by no means ensures that this critically endangered species will survive.
The most recent estimate, released last week by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, says only about 384 of these whales remain, up from the most recent estimate but still well down from NOAA's estimate of more than 480...
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