Right whales could live to be 130 but their median lifespan is just 22
A new study highlights the tremendous potential for North Atlantic right whales – if fishing gear and fast boats didn’t kill them first
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Whales’ baleen holds clues about the species’ reaction to whaling
A forgotton collection of baleen helped Smithsonian scientist discover evidence of the stress caused by a resumption of whaling.
More of our ocean wildlife spared from drilling
The Biden administration’s action blocks offshore drilling in the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and parts of the Bering Sea.
Update: Three right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear this month
Two of the three injured whales are likely to die from the entanglements
STATEMENT: Third right whale this month reportedly entangled in fishing gear
Two of the whales spotted off NC, Mass. coasts expected to die because of entanglement
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