Tag Archives: whales
A closer look at fin whales
Fin whales are endangered whales in the North Atlantic. They have distinct appearances and characteristics. In this interview, Laura Howes, a marine biologist at the Whale Center of New England, tells ..
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Q&A with whale researcher Laura Howes
Laura Howes is the database manager and intern coordinator at the Whale Center of New England. The Whale Center, located in Gloucester, MA, is one of several whale research institutes dotting the ..
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Mystic’s dancing belugas
One of the threatened animals on IUCN's list of endangered marine mammals in the Atlantic is the beluga whale, also known as the white whale.
That mariachi-loving beluga resides at the Mys ..
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Top 9 endangered marine mammals in the North Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is a rich habitat for many large and small marine mammals. In the last century, industrial whaling, shipping traffic, commercial exploitation and climate change have taken a drastic ..
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