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Center for Biological Diversity: Emergency Petition Seeks to Protect Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales From Fishing Gear
December 03, 2020
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSRep) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 2:

Conservation and wildlife-protection groups today filed an emergency rulemaking petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from becoming entangled in commercial fishing gear.

"North Atlantic right whales are in crisis, and these critically endangered animals need protection from deadly entanglements now," said Kristen Monse . . .

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