Rescuers hope to free two endangered North Atlantic smooth whales caught in fishing gear off Canada’s Atlantic coast. “News from Radio-Canada”.
It should be noted that mammals have been found in the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Whale rescue activists say one of the two may be a 16-year-old woman, whose movements have been tracked almost from birth. A few years ago, her cub died in a collision with a ship during the migration.
The last time such incidents with polar whales were recorded off the Canadian coast in 2019, the channel notes.
Northern right whales live near the coast, which is why they were among the first whales to be hunted. This type of whale is one of the most vulnerable in the world. Through The data According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there are currently fewer than 400 survivors.
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