Good news from Canada!Canada Wednesday said a safe haven has been set aside in the Atlantic Ocean where the endangered North Atlantic right whale can feed and socialize without fear of colliding with large ships.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has designated the Roseway Basin, some 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, as an "Area to be Avoided" by commercial shipping, on a seasonal basis, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement.
On the endangered list since 1935, the right whale is on the verge of extinction, with scientific estimates putting its current total population at less than 400.
Now let's try to do something about that seal hunting.
Photo by Marc Eschenlohr
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