Conservation group says that its population estimate for 2022 was 356 animals, and that its 2021 number had been recalculated at 364, up from an original estimate of 340
The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, as shown in this undated handout photo provided by the New England Aquarium in Boston, appears to be levelling off after years of discouraging declines, according to new data released today by an international team of marine scientists.
The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species. They live primarily in Atlantic coastal waters and migrate to calving grounds off South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. While they once numbered in the thousands, Twenty-one right whale deaths were documented in Canada between 2017 and 2019, according to Oceana Canada, a registered charity focused on ocean conservation.
“We know that elevated levels of stress affect health and reproduction,” Ms. Pettis said, adding that female whales are giving birth to fewer calves, at an older age, and that research shows whales are smaller than they were in the 1980s. Since 2017, Transport Canada has been implementing speed limits and restricted areas to protect right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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