Scientists have identified 19 newborn right whales off the coast of Georgia and Florida this year, making it an average calving season for the highly endangered large whale.
Last year’s tally was a record 38 calves.
“We expected a down year after a record year,” said Clay George, wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. “Right whales can calve at best every three years.”
George estimates the whale population is increasing by 2 percent a year.
Read the full story in Saturday's Savannah Morning News.