One of Three Entangled North Atlantic Right Whales on Its Way to Freedom

A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. on March 28, 2018. AP, Michael Dwyer/The Canadian Press

One of the endangered, entangled North Atlantic right whales is partially free.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans said in a news release that on Thursday, “for the first time in several days,” the weather conditions were favourable for searching and attempting to rescue the three North Atlantic right whales that were entangled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off Miscou Island, New Brunswick.