Study finds human-caused North Atlantic right whale deaths are being undercounted
Published Date: 2/25/2021
Source: phys.org
A study co-authored by scientists at the New England Aquarium has found that known deaths of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales represent a fraction of the true death toll. This comes as the death of a calf and recent sightings of entangled right whales off the southeastern United States raise alarm.