A new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium has found that the North Atlantic right whale population was around 356 whales last year.
The North Atlantic right whale population drop may be slowing, but scientists warn that collisions and entanglement remain a major threat to the species. Read more here.
The North Atlantic right whale population might be leveling off after years of decline, but the critically endangered species still faces significant threats as the whales keep "swimming along the cliff of extinction," according to advocates.
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