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New York Bight is a key spring habitat for endangered sei whales, research reveals

A new study led by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) reveals that endangered sei whales regularly use the New York Bight as a key spring habitat, underscoring the importance of this heavily trafficked region for one of the world's...

New York Bight is a key spring habitat for endangered sei whales, research reveals
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A new study led by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) reveals that endangered sei whales regularly use the New York Bight as a key spring habitat, underscoring the importance of this heavily trafficked region for one of the world's fastest and most elusive baleen whales.

Originally published at Phys.org

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