Critically endangered whale found dead off N.J. coast

June 25, 2020

The carcass of a critically endangered whale species was found floating off the coast of New Jersey on Thursday, federal authorities said.

The whale was a North Atlantic right whale. The whales number only about 400, with fewer than 100 breeding females remaining, having suffered high mortality and poor reproduction in recent years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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