US launches investigation into spate of right whale deaths
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) " The federal government is launching an investigation into the recent deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales.At least 13 of the whales have been found dead this year off the coasts of Canada and New England. The whales are among the rarest marine mammals in the world and number no more than 500.An arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday it is declaring the deaths "an unusual mortality event." The agency says that [...]
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