"Extinct Atlantic Gray Whale Spotted off Nantucket After 200 Years"
TL;DR
For the first time in centuries, a gray whale has been spotted in New England's waters, marking a return to the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists believe warming global temperatures have melted arctic ice, allowing the whales to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic more freely. While this could be a positive adaptation to changing conditions, it may also indicate a decline in prey in the Pacific, as evidenced by an increase in gray whale strandings along North America's western coast.
Topics:nationenvironment#atlantic-ocean#climate-change#environment#gray-whale#marine-ecology#new-england
- Gray whale, extinct in the Atlantic for centuries, spotted in Nantucket The Washington Post
- Gray whales haven't lived in the Atlantic in 200 years. One was just spotted off Nantucket. GBH News
- Gray whale extinct from Atlantic Ocean seen off Nantucket coast MassLive.com
- Gray Whale, Long Absent From the Atlantic, Is Spotted Off Massachusetts The New York Times
- Whale not seen in 200 years spotted in New England waters, scientists say WCAX
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