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Reducing Right Whale Ship Strikes
There are fewer than 300 North Atlantic Right whales left in the world and actions taken by mariners can make all the difference in protecting this endangered species.
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Right Whale Disentangled Off NC
A North Atlantic right whale is freed from fishing gear after being tracked since September. Effort highlights the many dangers faced by a critically endangered species.
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New Whale Species Confirmed
Genetic studies prove that the right whales of the North Pacific are a separate species. But they in serious danger of extinction and very little is known about them
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Campobello Whale Rescue Team
Fishermen help endangered North Atlantic right and finback whales which get enmeshed in fishing gear off of Campobello Island. Minke and humpbacks have also been rescued.
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Right Whales
Hunting has brought the Right Whales close to extinction, their slow movements made them an easy target.
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Scientists, NOAA kick off tagging program
On a crowded beach in Florida last month, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration kicked off a research tagging program that allows biologists to study the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale. Data from the tagging project will be used to help scientists determine when calving right whales are most vulnerable to ship strikes and whether the whales detect and react to passing vessels.
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Cape Cod Whale Watching Tour
From April to October visit feeding grounds for humpback and other whales off Cape Cod National Seashore. . Tour Provincetown before or after your whale watch cruise.
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News Roundup--November
Some of the environmental news of interest in November.

Whales
A short trip to Cape Cod included a couple of whale watching trips out of Provincetown. I am very interested in humpback whales and will go to any means to see them in their habitat.
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