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A Whale of a Problem

Jackie Flynn Mogensen

THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE isn’t doing well. Fewer than 350 of these stocky creatures are thought to remain—and their numbers are shrinking. In the last six years, vessel strikes, entanglements in fishing gear, and unknown causes have killed or injured at least 92 animals, putting the whales at risk of disappearing forever.

To help save the species, two major environmental groups have urged consumers to

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