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Critically endangered North Atlantic right whale found dead off Georgia coast, second species fatality this year

Headline from WUSA9

The discovery came after another young female right whale was reported dead Jan. 28 off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    Endangered right whale found dead off Georgia coast (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    The young North Atlantic right whale was the second found dead in less than a month.

  2. Fox News

    North Atlantic right whale found dead off Georgia coast marks second recent death of endangered species (opens Fox News)

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    A young female North Atlantic right whale was towed to shore in southeastern Georgia after it was found dead off the coast of Tybee Island.

  3. The Republic

    Endangered right whale floating dead off Georgia is rare species' second fatality since January (opens The Republic)

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    SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The carcass of a North Atlantic right whale found floating off the coast of Georgia marks the second known death in the past month for the critically endangered whale species. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the dead whale off Tybee Island east of Savann…

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Another endangered whale was found dead off East Coast. This one died after colliding with a ship (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Federal authorities said the second critically endangered North Atlantic right whale found dead in the last month showed injuries consistent with a

  5. WUSA9

    Critically endangered North Atlantic right whale found dead off Georgia coast, second species fatality this year (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    The discovery came after another young female right whale was reported dead Jan. 28 off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

  6. WHDH Boston

    Another endangered whale was found dead off East Coast. This one died after colliding with a ship - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    Federal authorities said the second critically endangered North Atlantic right whale found dead in the last month showed injuries consistent with a collision with a

  7. Boston

    A second right whale found dead off East Coast suffered a vessel strike, NOAA says (opens Boston)

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    A leading researcher studying vessel strike impacts on whales called the back-to-back deaths “nothing short of devastating.”

  8. Green Field Reporter

    Another endangered whale was found dead off East Coast. This one died after colliding with a ship - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Federal authorities said the second critically endangered North Atlantic right whale found dead in the last month showed injuries consistent with a collision with a ship. The whales number less than 360 and they have experienced decline in recent years.

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