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The 2013 U.S. Recovery Plan noted that there is "currently no evidence" of predation on North Pacific right whale by killer whales, and that none of the photos of North Pacific right whales showed no images of tooth rake marks typical of killer whale attacks, but "this is not to suggest ... this predation does not occur, only that it has not ...
A female North Atlantic right whale with her calf. During the mating season, which can occur at any time in the North Atlantic, right whales gather into "surface-active groups" made up of as many as 20 males consorting a single female. The female has her belly to the surface while the males stroke her with their flippers or keep her underwater.
An endangered species recovery plan, also known as a species recovery plan, species action plan, species conservation action, or simply recovery plan, is a document describing the current status, threats and intended methods for increasing rare and endangered species population sizes. Recovery plans act as a foundation from which to build a ...
A Humpback whale jumps in the surface of the Pacific Ocean at the Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia, on August 12, 2018. - Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images “Most people are ...
Story at a glance The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries is considering increasing critical habitat in Alaska for the endangered North Pacific right whale. The whale is the ...
A female North Atlantic right whale named Bocce appears belly up in a surface active group on Feb. 12 in southern New England waters. Compared to this year's 11 calves, in 2022 there were 15 ...
The rules were enacted to specifically protect the North Atlantic right whale, of which about only 350 remain. Marine-gear entanglements and ship strikes are the top human causes of right whale deaths. On July 1, the shipping lanes in and out of Boston Harbor were rotated to avoid an area with a high concentration of the right whales. [38]
According to NOAA, about 360 North Atlantic right whales still exist, with fewer than 70 reproductively active females. NOAA lists two other species of right whale: North Pacific (found in the ...