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First Recording Of North Pacific Right Whale Song

The extremely endangered right whale population is the first ever found to sing.
June 19, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Whale swimming in ocean releasing water out of its blowhole

First Recording Of North Pacific Right Whale Song

The extremely endangered right whale population is the first ever found to sing.
June 19, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Whale swimming in ocean releasing water out of its blowhole

New Study Sheds Light On Mysterious Movements Of Rarest Great Whale

Finding the North Pacific right whale.
October 01, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Whale poking out of the water

What You Need to Know About the Critically Endangered Whale You’ve Never Heard Of

The North Pacific right whale is on the edge of extinction but the remaining animals are survivors and may live more than a hundred years.
March 17, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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What Was Killing the Young Southern Right Whales? New Research Zeros In On A Suspect

New research suggests a connection between increasing right whale deaths and harmful algal blooms.
November 02, 2015 - News ,
West Coast
A right whale and calf seen from above

Search For Rare And Critically Endangered North Pacific Right Whale Begins First Dedicated Survey In Gulf Of Alaska In More Than A Decade

A team of NOAA Fisheries scientists set out on a month-long research survey onboard the NOAA ship Reuben Lasker to try to locate the rare North Pacific right whale, possibly the most endangered marine mammal to visit U.S. waters.
August 10, 2015 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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