National Marine Fisheries Service

North Atlantic right whale with calf in blue-green waters

Little time left to save the North Atlantic right whale

Environment

Ship strikes and entanglement in fishing nets threaten the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, one of the world’s most endangered species. Conservation groups have now filed a lawsuit to compel the US to expand protections for the whales.

Environmental, indigenous groups accuse Navy of damaging marine mammals

Environment
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