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The week in wildlife - in pictures | Environment | theguardian.com
A four-year-old male right whale became entangled in fishing rope off the coast of Georgia, US, this week. The whale was spotted by an aerial survey team flying 40 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida, dragging more than 90 metres of heavy fishing rope. While most of the rope was successfully removed by scientists, some had to be left inside the whale’s mouth. Only around 450 North Atlantic right whales remain in the wild, and each winter they migrate to the warmer waters off Georgia and Florida to give birth to their calves. Entanglement in commercial fishing gear is considered one of the leading causes of death and injury and greatest threats to their survival
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