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Scientists cautiously optimistic after right whale numbers ticked up in 2024

The slowly rising numbers come after a decade of population declines. But threats including entanglement in fishing gear, ...
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New report uncovers cause of shocking string of whale deaths: 'Our current safeguards are not enough'

"This report paints a clear picture." New report uncovers cause of shocking string of whale deaths: 'Our current safeguards ...

One of the world’s rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the ...
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Pilot Whales: Unusual Strandings, Diet, and the Threats They Face

A study by the University of Glasgow’s Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (Smass) has revealed a dramatic rise in marine mammal strandings along Scotland’s coasts. More than 5,100 stranded ocean ...
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Threats to North Atlantic Right Whales and Killer Whales

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Examining the Threats to the North Atlantic Right Whale( -- Statement of the Hon. Jared Huffman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California ...