Animals
Five Distinct Humpback Whale Populations Reported in NW Pacific
A new genetic study of humpback whale populations in the North Pacific Ocean suggests that there are five distinct populations in the region. The find comes at the same time as an Endangered Species Act proposal that seeks to designate the region's humpback whales as a single "distinct population segment."
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