Whales In Crisis

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According to the authors of the article North Atlantic Right Whales in Crisis, the “North Atlantic right whales” is still considered one of the most facing extinction whales in the earth although the global conservation from killing whales for business purposes. The breed rate of the right whales has fallen since 1980. In addition, the total number seems to be getting smaller in size. According to the authors, a major issue challenging the right whales that has been proven by previous mortality. Losing a large number of reproductive females in a little period of time has never occurred since 25 years. In addition, in the last 20 years, there is a detection rate of 17% in each year. This huge surge in the number of deaths can never be a normal

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