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Why critically endangered female whales struggle to reproduce

Macquarie University, PHYS.org

October 14, 2022 — The North Atlantic right whale is currently one of the most endangered whale species, listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

A new study from researchers at Macquarie University, Ursinus College and the New England Aquarium has uncovered why this species has been rapidly declining in population over the past 8 years, attributing the decrease to a growth in human and fishing interferences in their natural habitats.