Over 200 narwhal trapped in Canadian ice

November 21st, 2008 in Biology /

This handout image shows Markham Fiord in August 2008 after the Markham Ice Shelf broke away. At least 200 narwhal whales in Canada's Arctic, trapped by winter ice that is setting in around them and facing starvation or suffocation, must be culled, officials said Friday.

At least 200 narwhal whales in Canada's Arctic, trapped by winter ice that is setting in around them and facing starvation or suffocation, must be culled, officials said Friday.

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