Endangered Right Whales Are Dying at a Terrifying Rate—Here’s How to Stop It
With only a few hundred individuals left, North Atlantic Right Whales are some of the most endangered whales in the world, and this summer, things took a turn for the worse. A series of strandings in eastern Canada and New England has resulted in the deaths of at least 14 whales, which is nearly 4%…
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David Shiffman
In Wake of Relentless Hurricane Season, Wildlife is Exhausted, Disoriented and Vulnerable
Consider the plight of the Barbuda Warbler. A tiny puff of grey and gold feathers, the songbird is found only on its namesake island, where it sticks to dry, shrubby vegetation out of the way of encroaching human development. Its numbers range from 1,000 to 2,000 in the wild. It’s exactly the sort of species…
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Asher Elbein
