Feds Propose Protection of Calving, Foraging Areas of Last 450 Right Whales on East Coast

ENN
Feb 18, 2015, 7:55 am13 pts
In response to the efforts of conservation and wildlife protection groups, the National Marine Fisheries Service today proposed to protect 39,655 square miles as critical habitat for North Atlantic right whales. Only about 450 of the critically endangered whales exist today, and without additional protections…

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