New Rules Introduced To Try To Protect Right Whales

In recent summers, North Atlantic right whales been spending more time off the coast of Canada, where many have been killed in the past few years.

Michael Dwyer / Associated Press

New regulations in Canada could help protect the endangered whales that give birth off the Georgia coast.

In recent summers, North Atlantic right whales been spending more time off the coast of Canada, where many have been killed in the past few years.

It’s a relatively recent thing for researchers to find the whales there, instead of off the coast of New England. Scientists think they may be traveling farther north to follow the food they eat as it migrates.