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.
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.
The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant mammals still face existential threats from warming oceans, ship collisions and entanglement in fishing gear.