The North Atlantic right whale, among the world’s rarest mammals, has returned to Provincetown waters weeks ahead of schedule and in stunning numbers, likely drawn by the unusually warm waters after a historically mild winter.
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The North Atlantic right whale, among the world’s rarest mammals, has returned to Provincetown waters weeks ahead of schedule and in stunning numbers, likely drawn by the unusually warm waters after a historically mild winter.
The North Atlantic right whale, among the world’s rarest mammals, has returned to Provincetown waters weeks ahead of schedule and in stunning numbers, likely drawn by the unusually warm waters after a historically mild winter. The waters off New England this month are about 5 degrees warmer than in past years. “All of nature is ahead of itself,’’ said Michael Moore, senior research specialist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Such sightings don’t usually occur in the Provincetown area until mid-April, when as many as half of the world’s population can venture into the area following food supplies.
The Boston Globe reminds us that there are only about 475 North Atlantic right whales left in the world, and many gather each spring in the rich feeding grounds of Cape Cod Bay, drawing crowds of onlookers with their acrobatic breaches. But this winter, researchers first spotted the enormous creatures in mid-December, and have since identified almost three dozen more. With each new sighting, some within 300 yards of shore, scientists have grown more amazed.