Congress allocates $500K for right whale monitoring, protection

North Atlantic right whale #2503 (Boomerang) and her fifth calf swimming about 9 miles east of the St. Marys River entrance in Florida. Boomerang is the newest calf to be discovered by researchers.

The plight of the North Atlantic right whale could receive a boost from legislation recently passed in Congress.

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