North Atlantic right whales critically endangered by climate crisis, new study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/03/north-atlantic-right-whales-critically-endangered-climate-crisis-study

 

Hallie Golden
Fri 3 Sep 2021 02.00 EDT

Climate change-induced warming in the Gulf of Maine has resulted in the population of the North Atlantic right whale to plummet, leaving the species critically endangered and conservationists desperate for safeguards, according to a study published this week in the journal Oceanography.

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in 2009 39 calves were born, a record for the right whale. But birth rates dropped significantly starting in 2010 and in the beginning of 2018, no right whale calves were born.

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In the past decade, the population has decreased by about 26%, leaving only 356 North Atlantic right whales on Earth.

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