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A Massachusetts team fighting to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales turned to GoFundMe after federal research funding cuts threatened their work. With only 380 whales left, volunteers are raising money to continue life-saving ocean surveys.
When federal research cuts threatened their work, a team of whale scientists in Massachusetts did something unprecedented: they started a GoFundMe. Their mission is protecting the last 380 North Atlantic right whales on Earth.
When 90 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appeared unexpectedly off New Hampshire's coast, Maine lobstermen made a choice that saved lives. They voluntarily pulled their fishing lines to protect the whales, proving that fishermen and conservationists can work together.
Scientists spotted a record 33 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales during a single flight over Cape Cod, the most ever documented in January. With only 384 of these giants left on Earth, the sighting represents more than 8% of the entire population in one place.
North Atlantic right whales are having their best calving season in decades, with 21 babies documented so far. Among them is Callosity Back's first calf, a whale researcher Julie Albert waited 19 years to see.