Accidental Whale Kills Prompt Concern
February 7, 2007 @ 09:20 AM (EST)
Source: Nature.com
The death of another critically endangered western grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in Japanese fishing nets has scientists and conservationists concerned for the safety of the species - and confused as to why the deaths are happening.
In January, fishermen found the dead body of a juvenile female in fixed fishing nets in Yoshihama Bay, northeastern Japan. It was the fourth such whale to be found trapped, entangled and drowned off the Pacific coast since 2005; all of them have been female...
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