Dan Pendleton News Today

Horseheads NY

Scientists believe that rising water temperatures, jeopardizing marine food chains, has led to an increased number of right whale sightings.

More and more are gathering to feed in Cape Cod Bay, and they’re sticking around for longer than in the past.

The study, which shows that the use of Cape Cod Bay by critically endangered North Atlantic right whales has shifted significantly over the last 20 years, illustrates the need for adjustments in protective measures for threatened and endangered whales.

Endangered right whales are most active in Cape Cod Bay 18 days later than before.

North Atlantic right whales have shifted their feeding and migration patterns significantly in response to rising sea temperatures.

Researchers behind the study say they were surprised by the study’s results, which could signal problems that need to be solved in the future.

Study illustrates need for adjustments in protective measures for threatened and endangered whales

A new study performed has discovered the fact that climate change is having an effect on how big whale species, such as the crucially threatened North Atlantic right whale, tend to utilize habitats in the warming Gulf of Maine.

Local researchers are studying why North Atlantic right whales are migrating out of New England waters into more northern waters in Canada. Some believe rapidly...