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Canada investigates spate of endangered North Atlantic right whale deaths
Source: BBC
Canada investigates spate of endangered North Atlantic right whale deaths
27 June 2019
Canadian officials are looking into what killed five highly endangered North Atlantic right whales in June.
Necropsies are being performed on four of the five dead whales recently found in the Gulf of St Lawrence.
Measures have been put in place to prevent more deaths by reducing the potential for ship strikes and fishing gear entanglement.
They include speed limits for larger vessels in designated areas and shipping lanes.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48791306
A ceremony is held by the carcass of Wolverine, a North Atlantic right whale, prior to its necropsy. (Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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