Christopher K. Slay

TL;DR: A chronically entangled North Atlantic right whale, with consequent emaciation was sedated, disentangled to the extent possible, administered antibiotics, and satellite tag tracked for six subsequent days, and was found dead 11 d after the tag ceased transmission.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a multivariate predictive model for right whale distribution in their southeastern habitat and found that warm Gulf Stream waters, generally found south and east of delineated critical habitat, represent a thermal limit for right whales and play an important role in their distribution within the calving grounds.

TL;DR: The group composition and timing of occurrence of SAGs do not support the hypothesis that all groups serve a purely conceptive function, and their functional role is likely much broader.

TL;DR: Despite many years of study and protection, the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) remains on the brink of extinction and there is a crucial gap in our understanding of their habitat use as mentioned in this paper.