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Baby boom for North Atlantic right whales - most calves in 17 years
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Baby boom for North Atlantic right whales - most calves in 17 years

Here’s a hopeful sign for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale: researchers have counted 24 calves this year, the highest total since 2009. The count rose after a previously unknown calf was photographed swimming with its mother off Quebec in September and confirmed by comparing its markings with earlier sightings. Only about 380 of these whales remain worldwide, including roughly 70 females able to reproduce, so every new calf matters. Warming seas can push them beyond protected areas and into greater danger from fishing gear and ship strikes, making this unusually strong season a welcome boost for conservation.
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