Why signs of ultra-rare right whales are showing up in farther-north Alaska waters — and why that’s worrisome
The critically endangered population numbers only about 30 individuals — and appears to be moving closer to the busy shipping chokepoint of the Bering Strait.
February 24, 2020
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As the Bering Sea warms and transforms, marine animals of all types are moving north — including some of the world’s most critically endangered whales. And that may spell some new trouble for the tiny population.
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