A total of six critically endangered North Atlantic brush whales were found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, this month. (AFP Photo / Don Emmert)

6 Carcasses of Whales Floating on Canadian Waters, Whales’ Existence are Threatened

Estella Claudia
Politics & Economic
International
Jun 29, 2019
1917
St. Lawrence, Canada - According to AFP on Thursday (27/6) local time, the whale carcasses were detected floating on the canal and tracked with a satellite tracking device. The dead whales were known to be a type of North Atlantic right whale or known as the North Atlantic brush whale that is now threatened with extinction.

The Fisheries and Marine Authority of Canada stated that a plane found another whale carcass that was washed away in the waters of the peninsula not far from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

One of these whales is a female named Punctuation. Unfortunately, the 40 years old pope was reportedly killed by a ship collision. However, officers did not know the cause of the death of another known male whale named Wolverine near the gulf as well.

In response to that, it is reported that, the Canadian Transportation Authority expanded the speed limit for ships to 10 knots in the Gulf region and covered a zone of 16 thousand square kilometers for commercial fishing to protect the whales and other sea creatures.

It is informed that until now, the authorities currently doing an autopsy to find out the cause of death several other whales that is concerning the animals and creatures.

According to conservation officials, the North Atlantic brush whale is one of the most endangered species in the world. With that, the Canadian government has decided to track whales in its waters, after more than a dozen whales have died throughout 2017 until 2019.

Source: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/internasional/20190628122332-113-407299/enam-paus-terancam-punah-ditemukan-mati-di-perairan-kanada

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