Birth of Nine Calves Sparks Hope for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

Birth of Nine Calves Sparks Hope for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales
A North Atlantic right whale mother and calf in waters near Wassaw Island, Ga., on Jan. 19, 2021. The Canadian Press/AP-Georgia Department of Natural Resources
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Scientists who study the endangered North Atlantic right whale are cautiously optimistic about the current breeding season after nine calves were spotted during its first few weeks.
Moira Brown, senior scientist with the Canadian Whale Institute, said fewer than 100 of the 340 surviving animals in the waters along Canada’s eastern coast are mothers.