Hey, humpback whale fans. We've got some really cute news and some really sad news about your favorite 80,000-pound mammal.
Let's start with the grim: A troubling number of humpback whales are dying on the U.S. East Coast.
Fisheries officials this week declared an "unusual mortality event" following the deaths of 41 humpbacks from Maine down to North Carolina.
In that region, 15 whales have died so far in 2017, adding to the 26 humpback deaths last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported. In an average year, only about 14 humpbacks die along that coastal stretch. Read more...
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