Biologists believe there are less than 350 North Atlantic right whales left in existence and have been considered an endangered species since 1970.
its team spotted a mother and her calf about 11 miles east of Ossabaw Island.
Spectacular video taken from a plane showed the adult whale swimming alongside what is thought to be her seventh known calf. The mother, nicknamed "Medusa," is believed to be one of around 75 breeding females alive in the Atlantic Ocean. "Through aerial surveys, the CMARI team works together to protect the species," said Dr. James Powell, President and Executive Director of CMARI. "Recovery had been slow and steady until 2010, when we started to see a decline. Most recent population models show that the numbers are declining again for various reasons, including a slow reproduction rate, threats from entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with large vessels, and possibly other factors not yet identified.
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