Facing extinction, the North Atlantic right whale cannot adapt. Can we? | Philip Hoare

Once the right whale to hunt, Eubalaena glacialis is now beset by nets, ships and changing seas. We are losing a beautiful beastAs if to confound everyone, this past week Dr Charles "Stormy" Mayo and his team from the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies reported seeing up to 150 right whales in Cape Cod Bay. Dr Mayo - who has been studying these animals for 40 years and has a scientist's aversion to exaggeration - is stunned. Related: North Atlantic right whales may face extinction after no new births recorded Continue reading...