right whale

It was the first such Federal meeting over right whales.

By some it is considered the young of the right whale.

Right whales generally travel alone or in very small groups.

It was the fourth right whale to die in about six weeks.

Very little is known about the life span of right whales.

However, there is no later record of targeting right whales.

The challenge is to bring the tag and the right whale together.

That should help determine whether the population of the right whales has declined.

No further right whale permits have been issued by any country.

There are probably no more than 3,000 right whales.

Endangered right whales and many other species are found in the waters.

A population in excess of 1,000 southern right whales is found off the islands.

During this survey, 17 groups of 29 right whales were recorded and photographed.

Of the 46 right whales known to have died since 1976, 15 were killed in collisions with ships.

Right whales are near extinction, with some 300 left.

Hunted nearly to extinction by 1825, the right whale has been protected since 1935.

Then there was the treat of watching 40-ton southern right whales putting on a show for us in the bay.

Right whales have 40 per cent fat, which means they float close to the surface.

Right whales were not mentioned specifically in the reasons for this withdrawal.

Where one of that sort go down, twenty Right Whales do.

But it is not the fishermen who are hurting the right whale."

Southern right whales can also be watched at other winter breeding grounds.

Male southern right whales have the largest sexual organs of any animal.

Only the southern right whale dolphin is of comparable size and lives as far south.

It contributes to the food of the right whales.