After years of decline, endangered right whale population could be levelling off

HALIFAX — The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appears to be levelling off after years of discouraging declines, according to new data released today by an international team of marine scientists.
While that news is encouraging, a senior scientist with the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium says the latest data also show the number of human-caused injuries continues to rise.
“There’s a delay in those injuries being accounted for,” Philip