Seven rare right whale calves spotted off Florida coast but 'still isn't enough'
Encouraging sign for the critically endangered species
Only about 450 North Atlantic right whales remain
Seven rare right whale calves have been spotted so far this winter off Florida’s Atlantic coast, an encouraging sign for the critically endangered species but one which one expert said “still isn’t enough”.
No newborns were spotted during the last calving season and just five calves were counted during the previous year.
Jim Hain, senior scientist and project coordinator for the Marineland Right Whale Project, told local newspaper the Daytona Beach News-Journal: “Every calf that gets us closer to 10 or a dozen is very encouraging.”
But Katie Jackson of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said seven calves “still isn’t enough”.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/17/seven-rare-right-whale-calves-spotted-florida-atlantic-coast
This really is said.....................450 of the whales left....................
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