#northatlanticrightwhales — Public Fediverse posts
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New study of inbreeding among endangered right #whales reveals encouraging finding https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/endangered-right-whales-inbreeding-study-1.7282039
Effects of #inbreeding on reproductive success in endangered #NorthAtlanticRightWhales: Carla Crossman et al. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.240490
"The fact that they're retaining that genetic diversity is a really good sign for their future. We're not losing genetic diversity as fast as we might otherwise. But we don't know why."
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One of the world’s biggest animals is shrinking – with disastrous consequences
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/one-of-the-world-s-biggest-animals-is-shrinking-with-disastrous-consequences/ar-BB1j36LR?cvid=662cbd0698fe44b3a4a0eeb9a91c4786&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=10#Whale
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North Atlantic right #whale population has steadied https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/north-atlantic-right-whale-population-steadies-1.7003594
"The population of critically endangered #NorthAtlanticRightWhales appears to have levelled off after a decade of steep decline... While the results are positive, the #whales are still imperilled by ship strikes and fishing gear entanglement"
#Conservation #ConservationOptimism #OceanOptimism #Extinction #RightWhales
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"We are at that critical point for the species," says Gib Brogan of #Oceana
I wrote about the U.S. government rejecting requests to implement emergency measures to protect critically #endangered North Atlantic right #whales from vessel strikes for @mongabay
#criticallyendangeredspecies
#cetaceans
#NorthAtlanticrightwhales