THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE on RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVESITY ; RIGHT WHALES ENDANGERED 

Excerpt: The North Atlantic Right Whales is one of the world's most endangered whales. Once common along the eastern U.S. seaboard, the whale was hunted to near extinction by the 1750's. While no longer pursued for its oil, meat and bones, these whales continue to be the victim of ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear, which can result in protracted, painful deaths.  Right whales are declining so quickly that they may be functionally extinct by 2040 if more isn't done to save them.

In it's 2020 update of it's "Red List of Threatened Species," the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared North Atlantic right whales "critically endangered," the most serious category of risk, with only about 400 animals left and fewer than 250 adults. ........