Dire news for endangered right whales: not a single newborn spotted this year
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“Right now, the sky is falling,” warns a National Marine Fisheries Service scientist.
By Mary Papenfuss
Endangered North Atlantic right whales are facing an increasingly bleak future as researchers report they haven’t spotted any new calves this season.
Trained spotters look for newborns from December to the end of March by flying over the coasts of Florida and Georgia, where female right whales typically give birth. If they don’t see any new calves by next Saturday, it will be the first time...
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