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The family Balaenidae, the right whales, contains two genera and four species. All right whales have no ventral grooves; a distinctive head shape with a strongly arched, narrow rostrum, bowed lower jaw; lower lips that enfold the sides and front of the rostrum; and long, narrow, elastic baleen plates (up to nine times longer than wide) with fine baleen fringes.
In March 2003, Whalewatch, an umbrella group of 140 conservation and animal welfare groups from 55 countries, led by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (now known as World Animal Protection), published a report, Troubled Waters, [39] whose main conclusion was that whales cannot be guaranteed to be harvested humanely and that all ...
[1] 56% of all evaluated mammalian species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists 127 mammalian subspecies as least concern. Of the subpopulations of mammals evaluated by the IUCN, one species subpopulation has been assessed as least concern. This is a complete list of least concern mammalian species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN.
Even though it's been a tough year, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium is sharing some positive news for the critically endangered species. The organization's 2023 right whale population ...
Two endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted on Dec. 9 by ... The smaller of the two marine animals was first sighted in 2021 and was seen free of gear as recently as April. But now ...
Although the whales no longer face pressure from commercial whaling, humans remain by far the greatest threat to these species: the two leading causes of death are being struck by ships and entanglement in fishing gear. Today, the North Atlantic and North Pacific right whales are among the most endangered whales in the world.
With an estimated 356 North Atlantic right whales remaining, advocates say there is no time to wait. Amending speed restrictions is one way to protect the species.
With a population estimated at between 300-350 individuals, [19] the North Atlantic right whale is the most critically endangered great whale. The Northern Pacific right whale is also endangered with only about 500 individuals extant. [16] [17] The Southern right whale (~7500 individuals in 1997) and the Bowhead whale (20,000 to 40,000) have ...