By David Pendered Nov. 3 – The good news for North Atlantic right whales is that their numbers grew slightly in the latest estimated population count. However, the growth is shadowed by pending federal legislation to reduce protections for whales and other marine mammals. First the good news. The population is up by an estimated […]
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North Pacific right whales: Scientists find glimmer of hopeBy David Pendered April 21 – New federal reports have found cause for optimism for the endangered eastern North Pacific right whale, described by NOAA Fisheries as “among the world’s rarest and most mysterious great whale populations.” “I am very optimistic and hopeful about the future of these whales,” Dana Wright, NOAA Fisheries affiliate/University of […]
