On Dec. 20, the U.S. government auctioned off oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico despite concerns the move could endanger a newly described and very rare baleen whale known as the Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei). The sale, mandated by the nation’s Inflation Reduction Act, took place after months of legal wrangling. […]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will host a scientific symposium focused on the recently identified and endangered Rice’s whale, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act and other large whale conservation efforts. The symposium to be held at the museum Thursday, Nov. 16, in partnership with National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
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