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Endangered right whales found where presumed extinct

Endangered right whales found where presumed extinct

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Using a system of underwater hydrophones that can record sounds from hundreds of miles away, a team of scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has documented ...


Nice going, mom! Right whales break birth record (AP)

Nice going, mom! Right whales break birth record

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- Right whales have plenty to celebrate this Mother's Day - the sea moms gave birth to a record 39 calves this spring.


Monitoring of rare whales near NY harbor ends (AP)

Monitoring of rare whales near NY harbor ends

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Monitoring for endangered right whales off New York harbor is ending because the project has lost financing in the current budget crunch.


Some fear Navy sonar may harm Fla.'s right whales (AP)

Some fear Navy sonar may harm Fla.'s right whales

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- In the blue-green surf, 11 endangered North Atlantic right whales surface, jump and shoot mist high into the air through their blow holes.


Pacific Northern Right Whale

High numbers of right whales seen in Gulf of Maine

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created Jan 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A large number of North Atlantic right whales have been seen in the Gulf of Maine in recent days, leading right whale researchers at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) to believe they have identified ...