Couple rare right whales in front of Florida's Atlantic coast with their calves discovered

Florida, USA – On Sunday, two rare whales of Florida's Atlantic coast with their calves were discovered, the research institute of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced on Tuesday in a Facebook contribution.

The FWC said a right whale called “Platypus” was seen with its second calf right off the Ormond Beach coast in Volusia County. Platypus is 21 years old and, according to the FWC, last born 10 years ago.

Platypus and your calf as well as another right whale called “Cashew” and your calf were discovered by beach visitors by the bank. The sighting comes in the middle of the North Atlantic right whale calf season, which begins in mid -November and runs through in mid -April.

“Numerous visitors and residents could see the whales safely from the beach, and thanks to several hotline calls, the researchers were able to react and collect photos to identify the individual mothers”, the FWC Research Institute's post states.

According to the FWC, the right whales use “the entire east coast of Florida” and adds that many sightings near the country in St. John, Flagler, Volusia and Brevard appear. They are “occasionally” discovered on the Golf coast of Florida. In his post, FWC said that there are still reports from two adult women named “Koala” and “Curlew”, who were also discovered on Sunday in front of Pinellas County.

Koala and Curlew will travel to the south along southwest floridas in the coming weeks, the FWC Research Institute's Post States.

Legal whales have been critically endangered since 1970 after they are listed in the law of endangered species. The National Marine Fisheries Service states that around 370 right whales remain.

The federal law obliges that boats, paddlers and planes, including drones, remain at least 500 meters from the right whales, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service.

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