N.E. Aquarium: North Atlantic Right Whale Injured
A North Atlantic right whale sighted off Georgia with a serious entanglement is facing uncertain survival, experts say, highlighting the ongoing threats facing this critically endangered species, according to the New England Aquarium.
An aerial survey team from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) first sighted the whale, known as Division, entangled off Jekyll Island, Georgia, on Dec. 3. The 3-year-old male had fishing line wrapping his head and mouth, cutting into his blowhole and embedded in his upper jaw, which NOAA Fisheries biologists categorized as a "serious injury...
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