Whales Are in Danger in NY Waterways: ‘Like Deer Crossing the Road’
As conservation efforts make the waters in the New York region more inviting for whales, increasing traffic from ships and boats has contributed to a climbing number of strandings.
Just before noon on a Sunday in October, passengers settled onto the upper deck of the American Princess, a 95-foot cruising vessel that departed from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, into the Atlantic Ocean in search of whales.
They did not have to wait long to find one. After rounding Breezy Point, Queens, the captain...
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