Environmental groups want investigation into RFK Jr. whale story as Endangered Species Act violation

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Environmental groups want investigation into RFK Jr. whale story as Endangered Species Act violation
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Last week, a 2012 interview with Kennedy’s daughter reemerged, during which she detailed a time that her father sawed off the head of a whale with a chainsaw, strapped it to the family car, and drove it across state lines back to his home to study.

“There are good reasons why it is illegal for any person to collect or keep parts of any endangered species. Most importantly, vital research opportunities are lost when individuals scavenge a wildlife carcass and interfere with the work of scientists,” the letter continued. “This is particularly true of marine mammals, which are some of the most difficult wildlife species in the world to study.

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