Warming sea and shifting food sources drive whales into areas where they risk ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear

Climate change-induced warming in the Gulf of Maine has resulted in the population of the North Atlantic right whale to plummet, leaving the species critically endangered and conservationists desperate for safeguards, according to a study published this week in the journal Oceanography.

Related: Cape Cod: eight great white sharks seen feeding on humpback whale carcass

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