US EditionEndangered Whales Gave Birth to Few Babies This Year as Population Declines
- The North Atlantic right whale population gave birth to only 11 mother-calf pairs during the 2024-2025 birthing season off the southeastern United States.
- This low birth count follows years of population decline influenced by threats like entanglement in fishing gear and collisions with ships.
- Approximately 370 North Atlantic right whales, including about 70 females capable of reproduction, travel from southern regions to areas off New England and Canada to consume microscopic marine life.
- Philip Hamilton of the New England Aquarium noted that although fewer calves were born this season, the addition of four first-time mothers to the breeding population offers a positive indication for the species' future.
- Conservationists warn the slow reproduction rate and low calf numbers underscore the urgent need for enhanced protection to avoid possible extinction.
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North Atlantic right whale faces possible extinction after alarming birthing season
A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct. The whale is the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers only about 370 and has declined in population in recent years. The whales give birth to calves off the southeastern United States from mid-November to mid-April, and federal authorities have said they need to have at least …
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