Another critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has died on the East Coast.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Another critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has died on the East Coast. The New England Aquarium says a mother whale who recently gave birth was found dead off Virginia, and her newborn calf 'is not expected to survive' without her.The mother whale's carcass, found Saturday about 50 miles east of Virginia Beach, had been scavenged by sharks.
In addition, the aquarium says three newborn calves have disappeared.In January, a young right whale washed up dead on a Martha's Vineyard beach. Scientists say she got tangled up in fishing gear from Maine.And in February, the aquarium said the species suffered a 'significant' loss when a 1-year-old was found dead of Savannah, Georgia.
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