Earth Newslink: The North Atlantic Right Whale Faces Extinction 🌍

HALIFAX, CANADA—In a sad reversal of fortune, the North Atlantic right whale is in deep trouble again after rebounding in recent decades from centuries of hunting. Recent population trends are so dire that experts predict the whale could vanish within 20 years, making it the first great whale to go extinct in modern times.

Full article in Science Magazine: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/north-atlantic-right-whale-faces-extinction