Endangered whale's calving season peaks, but no babies seen

Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2018 2:06 pm | Updated: 2:38 pm, Thu Jan 18, 2018.

Endangered whale's calving season peaks, but no babies seen Associated Press | 0 comments

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Scientists watching for baby right whales off the Southeast U.S. coast have yet to spot a single newborn seven weeks into the endangered species' calving season — the longest researchers have gone without any sightings in nearly 30 years.

Bad weather that has limited efforts to look for whales could be to blame, rather than a reproductive slump. But scientists also worry it could point to another low birth year for the imperiled whales after a grim 2017, when 17 confirmed right whale deaths far outpaced a scant five recorded births.

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