With 7 Calves Spotted, This Winter Was A ‘Mixed Bag’ For Ga.’s Endangered Whales

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April 3rd, 2019

In this Feb. 2009 photo provided by the New England Aquarium, a North Atlantic right whale swims with her calf in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the United States near the border between Florida and Georgia. They are some of the most endangered whales, but this year was slightly better news for the population: seven calves were spotted.   

National Oceanic Atmospheric Association

Some of the most endangered whales in the world spend the winter off the coast of Georgia and north Florida. North Atlantic right whales give birth to their calves here before heading back north in the spring.

Last winter, though, was a bad one for them: they didn’t have a single calf, even as 20 have turned up dead since mid-2017.

Now, calving season is a wrap for 2019, and there’s slightly better news: seven calves were spotted.

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