NOAA confirms right whale birth, death

Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration North Atlantic right whale #1207 (“Spindle”) had her 10th calf, making her the right whale with the most documented calves.
Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration North Atlantic right whale #1207 (“Spindle”) had her 10th calf, making her the right whale with the most documented calves.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the death of one newborn North Atlantic right whale calf and the birth of another.

Surveyors spotted right whale #1204 (nicknamed “Spindle”…